Hot Pot Fire
The Hot Pot Fire was reported on July 2, 2016 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 122,292 acres. It was declared out on July 17, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 122,292 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2016
- Personnel
- 86
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.022, -116.921.
The incident
- Size
- 122,292 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2016 at 3:13 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 8, 2016 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 16, 2016 at 11:30 PM PDT
- Declared out
- July 17, 2016 at 11:17 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Battle Mountain
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 86
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,402,259
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NVNNS-010080
- IRWIN identifier
- 89691B26-5A51-499E-BB82-358F6B95285A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Battle Mountain, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated April 27, 2023 at 1:17 PM PDT. Identifier 2016-NVNNS-010080.