Chance Fire
The Chance Fire burned 23,749 acres in Elko County, Nevada, in 2005. It was discovered on August 28, 2005, and contained on September 1, 2005. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 23,749 acres
- Discovered
- August 28, 2005
- Contained
- September 1, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 23,749 acres. Point of origin as reported, 40.879, -115.685.
The record
- Reported final size
- 23,749 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 23,749 acres
- Discovered
- August 28, 2005, 1:26 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 1, 2005, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Elko County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Elko District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- NVNNS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2005-NVEKD-001013
- Fire occurrence record
- W-509174
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 200512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Nevada Complex (Duzak) Fire | 238,058 | Jun 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Delamar Fire | 168,293 | Jun 28, 2005 | Natural |
| Southern Nevada Complex (Meadow Valley) Fire | 149,131 | Jun 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Esmeralda Fire | 96,987 | Jul 15, 2005 | Natural |
| Fork Fire | 43,245 | Jun 28, 2005 | Natural |
| Wilson Complex (Rawhide) Fire | 35,749 | Jul 15, 2005 | Natural |
| Goodsprings Fire | 33,569 | Jun 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Southern Nevada Complex (Tramp) Fire | 27,318 | Jun 28, 2005 | Natural |
| Barrel Fire | 24,370 | Aug 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Gass Fire | 22,000 | Jun 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Air Force Fire | 21,000 | Jun 3, 2005 | Natural |
| Rawhide Fire | 13,453 |
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.