Bullhead Fire
198429,337 acresNevada
The Bullhead Fire burned 29,337 acres, about 46 square miles, across Humboldt County. It began on July 6, 1984.
Watch how it happenedBullhead Fire · 1984
How it happened
See how severely each place burned, revealed outward from where it started.
How severely it burned
Burn severity inside the final perimeter, classified from Landsat images taken before and after the fire.
| Severity | Share | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive | 13% | 3,788 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 61% | 17,809 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 26% | 7,713 |
| Not mappedcloud, shadow or water in the satellite images | 0.1% | 27 |
No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 13% burned at moderate severity.
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (U.S. Geological Survey and USDA Forest Service). Classes come from the change in a Landsat burn index (dNBR) between images before and after the fire; acres are each class’s share of the fire’s mapped area.
Where it burned
Acres inside each county, measured from the satellite-mapped perimeter.
| Humboldt County | NV | 29,358 |
Other large fires in Nevada in 1984
- Izen 1 Fire38,456 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.