Izzenhood Fire
201139,297 acresNevada
The Izzenhood Fire burned 39,297 acres, about 61 square miles, across Elko County. It began on September 30, 2011.
Watch how it happenedIzzenhood Fire · 2011
How it happened
Watch it burn in the order satellites saw it, coloured by how severely each place burned.
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 | 2.2% | 883 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 85% | 33,474 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 12% | 4,776 |
| Increased greennessvegetation greener after the fire than before | 0.4% | 164 |
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.
| Elko County | NV | 39,327 |
Other large fires in Nevada in 2011
- Indian Creek Fire115,812 acres
- Chukkar Canyon Fire50,408 acres
- Eden Valley Fire35,321 acres
- Hot Springs Fire35,024 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.