Gregerson Fire

199441,238 acresNevada

The Gregerson Fire burned 41,238 acres, about 64 square miles, across Lincoln County. It began on July 1, 1994.

Watch how it happened

Gregerson Fire · 1994

How it happened

See how severely each place burned, revealed outward from where it started.

About this replay
IgnitionJuly 1, 1994Historical replay — order not recorded
Final area41,238 ac
Revealed—
Counties1

How severely it burned

Burn severity inside the final perimeter, classified from Landsat images taken before and after the fire.

Map of burn severity across the Gregerson Fire
Burn severity by class
SeverityShareAcres
Highmost vegetation consumed, soils altered1.0%402
Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive9.8%4,038
Lowsurface fire, most trees survive38%15,806
Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change51%20,949
Increased greennessvegetation greener after the fire than before0.1%42

1% of the area inside the perimeter burned at high severity, about 402 acres; 11% burned at moderate or high 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.

Acres burned by county
Lincoln CountyNV41,232

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.