Hansen Fire
The Hansen Fire burned 1,009 acres in Nevada, in 2012. It was discovered on August 9, 2012, and contained on August 10, 2012. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,009 acres
- Discovered
- August 9, 2012
- Contained
- August 10, 2012
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,009 acres. Point of origin as reported, 41.847, -115.980.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,009 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,009 acres
- Discovered
- August 9, 2012, 6:15 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 10, 2012, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Nevada
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Eastern Nevada Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- NVNNS
- Part of
- Bull Run Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2012-NVEKD-101284
- Fire occurrence record
- W-642567
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 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
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. 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.