Diamond A Fire
The Diamond A Fire was reported on August 23, 2017 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 6,607 acres. It was declared out on September 13, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,607 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2017
- Personnel
- 38
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.979, -115.537.
The incident
- Size
- 6,607 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2017 at 1:57 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 24, 2017 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 25, 2017 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 13, 2017 at 11:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Southwest of Murphy Hot Springs 9 miles
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Murphy Hot Springs
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 38
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-IDTFD-000351
- IRWIN identifier
- 64DC1323-18F1-4C9F-9AC2-2F3317AAB0A9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Owyhee, 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 13, 2017 at 6:35 PM PDT. Identifier 2017-IDTFD-000351.