Virgin Fire
The Virgin Fire burned 1,800 acres in Nevada, in 2001. It was discovered on August 8, 2001, and contained on August 10, 2001. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,800 acres
- Discovered
- August 8, 2001
- Contained
- August 10, 2001
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.698, -119.111.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,800 acres
- Discovered
- August 8, 2001, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 10, 2001, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Nevada
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2001ORSLR1920
Other large fires in Nevada in 200112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Fire | 83,723 | Aug 9, 2001 | Natural |
| Spaulding Fire | 75,137 | Aug 12, 2001 | Natural |
| Buffalo Complex (Hot Lake) Fire | 71,934 | Aug 12, 2001 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 53,317 | Aug 12, 2001 | Natural |
| Upper Willow Fire | 41,830 | Aug 17, 2001 | Human |
| Fish Fire | 22,674 | Aug 9, 2001 | Natural |
| Buffalo Complex (Buffalo) Fire | 21,188 | Aug 12, 2001 | Natural |
| Ranch Fire | 19,644 | Aug 12, 2001 | Natural |
| Stag Fire | 19,578 | Aug 3, 2001 | Natural |
| Martis Fire | 14,500 | Jun 17, 2001 | Human |
| Isolation Complex (Isolated) Fire | 14,032 | Jul 3, 2001 | Natural |
| Krum Fire | 12,084 | Aug 10, 2001 | Natural |
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.