Southern Nevada Complex (Lamb) Fire
The Southern Nevada Complex (Lamb) Fire burned 6,607 acres in Nevada, in 2005. It was discovered on June 23, 2005, and contained on July 5, 2005. MTBS dates its ignition to July 3, 2005. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 6,607 acres
- Discovered
- June 23, 2005
- Contained
- July 5, 2005
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 8,093 acres. Point of origin as reported, 36.877, -115.072.
The record
- Reported final size
- 6,607 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 8,093 acres
- Discovered
- June 23, 2005, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Ignition (MTBS)
- July 3, 2005
- Contained
- July 5, 2005, 6:00 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
- Part of
- Southern Nevada Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NV3687111506320050703
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2005NVDSRBV5G
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 |
| Chance Fire | 23,749 | Aug 28, 2005 | Human |
| Gass Fire | 22,000 | Jun 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Air Force Fire | 21,000 | Jun 3, 2005 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.