Gooseberry Fire
198529,338 acresNevada
The Gooseberry Fire burned 29,338 acres, about 46 square miles, across 2 counties. It began on July 7, 1985.
Watch how it happenedGooseberry Fire · 1985
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 | 3.1% | 900 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 85% | 24,970 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 12% | 3,467 |
No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 3% 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.
| Storey County | NV | 17,478 |
| Lyon County | NV | 11,811 |
Other large fires in Nevada in 1985
- Amax 1 Fire92,426 acres
- Sentinel Fire74,595 acres
- Jungord Fire40,698 acres
- Rock Crk 2 Fire38,423 acres
- Doubleh Fire26,834 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.