Cutter Fire
The Cutter Fire was reported on October 3, 2017 in Douglas County, Nevada and burned 1,682 acres. It was fully contained on October 7, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,682 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 3, 2017
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.820, -119.596.
The incident
- Size
- 1,682 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 3, 2017 at 12:19 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 7, 2017 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 9, 2017 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- East side Hwy 395 & Leviathan Mine Rd.
- County
- Douglas County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $350,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NVWNA-030794
- IRWIN identifier
- D8629275-4391-4CC7-A7D7-172749880179
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Carter Springs, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Carter Springs, NV4 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Topaz Ranch Estates, NV8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Gardnerville Ranchos, NV9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- East Valley, NV10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Gardnerville, NV12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Minden, NV13 miles northwest 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 December 1, 2022 at 11:49 AM PST. Identifier 2017-NVWNA-030794.