Micro Fire
The Micro Fire was reported on August 22, 2017 in Lyon County, Nevada and burned 1,560 acres. It was fully contained on August 23, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,560 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2017
- Personnel
- 38
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 39.339, -119.294.
The incident
- Size
- 1,560 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2017 at 4:21 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 23, 2017 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 23, 2017 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 4 mile south of Stagecoach,NV
- County
- Lyon County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 38
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NVCCD-030608
- IRWIN identifier
- 67C07E9E-DDB3-4226-BABA-183D3DE09924
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stagecoach, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Stagecoach, NV5 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Silver Springs, NV6 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Dayton, NV17 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Fernley, NV19 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Yerington, NV25 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Sparks, NV28 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 10:39 AM PST. Identifier 2017-NVCCD-030608.