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Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Nevada

The top 17 of 17 Nevada counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.

#CountyLargest single fire
1Humboldt County
416,821
2Elko County
238,463
3Lincoln County
238,058
4Pershing County
231,389
5Lander County
139,755
6Washoe County
98,960
7Clark County
56,003
8Churchill County
47,626
9White Pine County
32,215
10Eureka County
28,979
11Nye County
27,883
12Douglas County
24,140
13Mineral County
14,230
14Lyon County
14,004
15Carson City
8,723
16Storey County
6,841
17Esmeralda County
771

Source: USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Nevada”, https://gismap.land/rankings/nevada/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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