Basin Fire
The Basin Fire burned 6,057 acres in Lincoln County, Nevada, in 2012. It was discovered on August 1, 2012, and contained on August 5, 2012. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 6,057 acres
- Discovered
- August 1, 2012
- Contained
- August 5, 2012
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.550, -114.338.
The record
- Reported final size
- 6,057 acres
- Discovered
- August 1, 2012, 10:10 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 5, 2012, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Lincoln County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Ely District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-643680
Other large fires in Nevada in 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holloway Fire | 461,047 | Aug 5, 2012 | Natural |
| Willow Fire | 42,780 | Aug 5, 2012 | Natural |
| Long Canyon Fire | 36,847 | Aug 10, 2012 | Natural |
| Gilbert Fire | 31,503 | Aug 5, 2012 | Natural |
| Del Fire | 23,680 | Aug 4, 2012 | Natural |
| Mustang Fire | 19,323 | Aug 10, 2012 | Natural |
| Wall Fire | 17,200 | May 16, 2012 | Human |
| 20-MILE Fire | 13,149 | Jul 12, 2012 | Natural |
| Hanson Fire | 12,469 | Aug 10, 2012 | Natural |
| Fraiser Fire | 12,091 | Aug 5, 2012 | Natural |
| North Schell Fire | 12,046 | Jun 17, 2012 | Natural |
| Browns Gulch Fire | 11,822 | Aug 8, 2012 | Natural |
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.