Overland Fire
The Overland Fire was reported on August 8, 2016 in White Pine County, Nevada and burned 7,695 acres. It was declared out on August 27, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,695 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2016
- Personnel
- 14
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 39.966, -115.626.
The incident
- Size
- 7,695 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2016 at 1:18 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 15, 2016 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 20, 2016 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 27, 2016 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 40 miles NE of Eureka
- County
- White Pine County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- 40 NE of Eureka
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NVELD-040130
- IRWIN identifier
- 4BE71D70-C1E8-4020-B67B-6793ADE87B75
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Eureka, NV covers the area today.
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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 September 15, 2016 at 11:21 AM PDT. Identifier 2016-NVELD-040130.