Martin Creek Fire
The Martin Creek Fire burned 7,838 acres in Humboldt County, Nevada, in 2007. It was discovered on September 14, 2007, and contained on September 17, 2007. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 7,838 acres
- Discovered
- September 14, 2007
- Contained
- September 17, 2007
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 8,386 acres. Point of origin as reported, 41.542, -117.407.
The record
- Reported final size
- 7,838 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 8,386 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 7,838 acres
- Discovered
- September 14, 2007, 9:54 a.m. local time
- Contained
- September 17, 2007, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Humboldt County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Winnemucca District Office
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- NVWID
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2007-NVWID-000469
- MTBS fire identifier
- NV4158411740920070914
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-549777
- Perimeter records
- 2 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
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 200712
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winecup Complex (West Fork) Fire | 154,973 | Jul 18, 2007 | Natural |
| Tungsten Fire | 61,951 | Jul 6, 2007 | Natural |
| Highway 93 Complex (West Basin) Fire | 60,490 | Jul 6, 2007 | Natural |
| Murphy Complex (Scott Creek) Fire | 58,451 | Jul 16, 2007 | Natural |
| Antelope Complex | 40,012 | Jul 17, 2007 | Natural |
| Raven Fire | 40,012 | ||
| Hepworth Complex (Hepworth) Fire | 38,068 | Jul 16, 2007 | Natural |
| Red House Complex | 32,896 | Jul 18, 2007 | Natural |
| Dunphy/Sansineana Fire | 29,021 | ||
| Elephant Head Fire | 28,154 | ||
| Boo Hoo Fire | 27,133 | ||
| Cain Mt Fire | 25,384 |
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. 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.