Unnamed Fire
200155,218 acresNevada
The Unnamed Fire burned 55,218 acres, about 86 square miles, across 2 counties. It began on August 31, 2001.
Watch how it happenedUnnamed Fire · 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Highmost vegetation consumed, soils altered | 13% | 7,131 |
| Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive | 27% | 14,825 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 43% | 23,742 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 17% | 9,513 |
13% of the area inside the perimeter burned at high severity, about 7,131 acres; 40% 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.
| Humboldt County | NV | 32,203 |
| Pershing County | NV | 23,050 |
Other large fires in Nevada in 2001
- Sheep Fire85,037 acres
- Spaulding Fire76,288 acres
- Buffalo Complex (Hot Lake)74,109 acres
- Upper Willow Fire40,972 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.