Nevada wildfires

Pilot Valley Fire

OutElko County, Nevada2017Wildfire

The Pilot Valley Fire was reported on August 12, 2017 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 2,532 acres. It was declared out on October 18, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
2,532 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
August 12, 2017
Personnel
175

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.098, -114.090.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for West Wendover

The incident

Size
2,532 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 12, 2017 at 5:09 PM PDT
Contained
August 14, 2017 at 6:30 PM PDT
Controlled
August 16, 2017 at 4:50 PM PDT
Declared out
October 18, 2017 at 11:00 AM PDT
Cause
Natural
Location
20 Miles North of West Wendover, Nevada
County
Elko County
State
Nevada
Protecting agency
DVF
Personnel assigned
175
Incident management
Type 3 IC
Primary fuel
Brush (2 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$300,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2017-NVNNS-010367
IRWIN identifier
FE3040F9-FFCE-48D5-972B-752CBDE03E04

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for West Wendover, NV covers the area today.

Nearby

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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 October 18, 2017 at 11:23 AM PDT. Identifier 2017-NVNNS-010367.