Black Point Fire
The Black Point Fire was reported on July 24, 2017 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 12,594 acres. It was declared out on August 16, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 12,594 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2017
- Personnel
- 119
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.601, -116.346.
The incident
- Size
- 12,594 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2017 at 3:56 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 28, 2017 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 29, 2017 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 16, 2017 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 20 miles NW of Tuscarora, Nevada
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 119
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $723,681
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NVNNS-010266
- IRWIN identifier
- C955025B-A10D-4AAE-B864-58823679B42D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Owyhee, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Owyhee, NV27 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Elko, NV61 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Carlin, NV63 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Spring Creek, NV72 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Battle Mountain, NV73 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Wells, NV79 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Nevada wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated May 23, 2018 at 1:12 PM PDT. Identifier 2017-NVNNS-010266.