Devilspass Fire
The Devilspass Fire burned 1,000 acres in Elko County, Nevada, in 2000. It was discovered on October 7, 2000, and contained on October 8, 2000. The cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- October 7, 2000
- Contained
- October 8, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.819, -114.409.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- October 7, 2000, 12:58 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 8, 2000, 10:58 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Railroad operations and maintenance
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Elko County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Elko District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-99065
Other large fires in Nevada in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countyzone Fire | 73,694 | Jul 26, 2000 | Natural |
| Bilk Creek Complex (Double H) Fire | 70,876 | Jul 17, 2000 | Natural |
| Countyzone Fire | 64,727 | ||
| Chokecherr Fire | 56,010 | Aug 17, 2000 | Natural |
| Twin Peaks Fire | 42,563 | Aug 1, 2000 | Natural |
| Kelly Creek Fire | 37,717 | Jun 30, 2000 | Natural |
| Camp Creek Fire | 31,194 | Aug 1, 2000 | Natural |
| Choke Cherry Fire | 25,000 | Aug 10, 2000 | Natural |
| Bilk Creek Complex (Cherry Creek) Fire | 23,483 | Jul 17, 2000 | Natural |
| Coyote Fire | 15,719 | Jul 27, 2000 | Natural |
| Three Mile Fire | 15,000 | Aug 2, 2000 | Natural |
| S Willow Fire | 14,892 | Aug 13, 2000 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.