Tonkin Fire
The Tonkin Fire burned 1,359 acres in Eureka County, Nevada, in 2000. It was discovered on June 22, 2000, and contained on June 25, 2000. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,359 acres
- Discovered
- June 22, 2000
- Contained
- June 25, 2000
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,357 acres. Point of origin as reported, 39.962, -116.401.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,359 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,357 acres
- Discovered
- June 22, 2000, 3:29 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 25, 2000, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Eureka County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Battle Mountain District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- NVBMD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-95408
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
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
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.