Izen 1 Fire
198438,456 acresNevada
The Izen 1 Fire burned 38,456 acres, about 60 square miles, across 3 counties. It began on August 30, 1984.
Watch how it happenedIzen 1 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 | 2.1% | 794 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 67% | 25,800 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 31% | 11,862 |
No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 2% 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.
| Lander County | NV | 18,366 |
| Elko County | NV | 15,986 |
| Humboldt County | NV | 4,129 |
Other large fires in Nevada in 1984
- Bullhead Fire29,337 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.