Lyons Fire
The Lyons Fire was reported on August 22, 2017 in Lyon County, Nevada and burned 1,626 acres. It was declared out on September 18, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,626 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2017
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 39.105, -119.456.
The incident
- Size
- 1,626 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2017 at 3:29 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 29, 2017 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 31, 2017 at 10:45 AM PDT
- Declared out
- September 18, 2017 at 8:10 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 mi East Carson City NV
- County
- Lyon County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,362,282
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NVCCD-030605
- IRWIN identifier
- D3D200AF-CBF7-46BA-9B4D-B9D4B6761CD8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dayton, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Dayton, NV12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Johnson Lane, NV15 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Carson City, NV17 miles west of the fire’s origin
- East Valley, NV17 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Indian Hills, NV18 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Yerington, NV18 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 January 25, 2021 at 11:44 AM PST. Identifier 2017-NVCCD-030605.