Delano Fire
The Delano Fire was reported on August 1, 2017 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 15,264 acres. It was declared out on August 20, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 15,264 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2017
- Personnel
- 110
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.621, -114.237.
The incident
- Size
- 15,264 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2017 at 2:20 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 7, 2017 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 20, 2017 at 2:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 25 miles NW of Montello, Nevada
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 110
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,517,820
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NVEKD-010319
- IRWIN identifier
- 853FE945-D7B7-491D-9CF7-716DDF9DAEEC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Jackpot, 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 March 31, 2018 at 1:42 PM PDT. Identifier 2017-NVEKD-010319.