Dry Gulch Fire
The Dry Gulch Fire was reported on July 4, 2017 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 55,329 acres. It was declared out on August 9, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 55,329 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 4, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.716, -114.197.
The incident
- Size
- 55,329 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 4, 2017 at 4:58 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 12, 2017 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 9, 2017 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 9, 2017 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 23 miles southeast of Jackpot, Nevada
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NVEKD-010155
- IRWIN identifier
- A2D4B782-2524-404A-98E5-33C313295047
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 August 3, 2018 at 3:12 PM PDT. Identifier 2017-NVEKD-010155.