Gass Fire
The Gass Fire burned 22,000 acres in Nevada, in 2005. It was discovered on June 22, 2005. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 22,000 acres
- Discovered
- June 22, 2005
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.240, -115.105.
The record
- Reported final size
- 22,000 acres
- Discovered
- June 22, 2005, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Nevada
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Desert National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2005NVDSRBW9C
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 |
| Chance Fire | 23,749 | Aug 28, 2005 | Human |
| Air Force Fire | 21,000 | Jun 3, 2005 | Natural |
| Rawhide Fire | 13,453 |
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.