RX
The RX burned 1,280 acres in Nevada, in 2006. MTBS dates its ignition to August 18, 2006.
- Size
- 1,280 acres
- Ignition
- August 18, 2006
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,280 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 39.462, -115.129.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,280 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- August 18, 2006
- State
- Nevada
- Incident type
- Prescribed fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NV3946111512920060818
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
Other large fires in Nevada in 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winters Fire | 238,463 | Jul 25, 2006 | Natural |
| Sheep Fire | 150,271 | Sep 3, 2006 | Natural |
| Charleston Fire | 141,707 | Aug 15, 2006 | Natural |
| Amazon Fire | 108,564 | Sep 3, 2006 | Natural |
| Suzie Fire | 78,457 | Jun 25, 2006 | Natural |
| Basco Fire | 44,282 | Jul 26, 2006 | Natural |
| Vegas Fire | 40,402 | Jun 30, 2006 | Natural |
| Sage Fire | 27,052 | Jun 26, 2006 | Natural |
| Range Fire | 24,452 | Jul 24, 2006 | Natural |
| Hambly Fire | 23,649 | Jul 23, 2006 | Natural |
| Snow Canyon Fire | 22,234 | Aug 20, 2006 | Natural |
| Vegas Fire | 21,120 | Jun 27, 2006 | 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. 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.