Dun Glen Fire
The Dun Glen Fire burned 685 acres in Pershing County, Nevada, in 2013. It was discovered on July 3, 2013, and contained on July 4, 2013. MTBS dates its ignition to July 2, 2013. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 685 acres
- Discovered
- July 3, 2013
- Contained
- July 4, 2013
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,968 acres. Point of origin as reported, 40.768, -117.973.
The record
- Reported final size
- 685 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,968 acres
- Discovered
- July 3, 2013, 5:36 p.m. local time
- Ignition (MTBS)
- July 2, 2013
- Contained
- July 4, 2013, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Pershing County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Winnemucca District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Other fire reports inside the burned area
- California Trail, Mm 156
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NV4075811799020130702
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-655806
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 201312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Dune Fire | 36,372 | Jul 1, 2013 | Natural |
| Carpenter 1 Fire | 27,883 | Jul 1, 2013 | Natural |
| Bison Fire | 24,140 | Jul 4, 2013 | Natural |
| Red Cow Fire | 16,184 | Aug 17, 2013 | Natural |
| Spring Peak Fire | 14,230 | Aug 18, 2013 | Natural |
| Eightmile Fire | 6,713 | Jul 1, 2013 | Natural |
| Red Rock Fire | 5,369 | Jul 1, 2013 | Human |
| Black Fire | 4,901 | Jul 1, 2013 | Natural |
| Chestnut Fire | 4,176 | Aug 18, 2013 | Natural |
| Willow Creek Fire | 4,028 | Jun 29, 2013 | Human |
| Cattle Guard Fire | 3,880 | Jul 16, 2013 | Natural |
| Waterpipe Fire | 3,030 | Aug 20, 2013 | 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.