Preacher Fire
The Preacher Fire was reported on July 24, 2017 in Douglas County, Nevada and burned 5,333 acres. It was declared out on August 11, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,333 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2017
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.854, -119.617.
The incident
- Size
- 5,333 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2017 at 3:45 AM PDT
- Contained
- July 30, 2017 at 6:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- August 11, 2017 at 8:30 AM PDT
- Declared out
- August 11, 2017 at 8:30 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 miles SE of Gardnerville, Nv.
- County
- Douglas County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Gardnerville, NV
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,157,377
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NVCCD-030411
- IRWIN identifier
- 35E92F63-EC81-425D-8F33-9720A020C70E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Carter Springs, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Carter Springs, NV1 mile northwest of the fire’s origin
- Gardnerville Ranchos, NV7 miles west of the fire’s origin
- East Valley, NV8 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Gardnerville, NV9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Topaz Ranch Estates, NV10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Minden, NV11 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 May 5, 2021 at 8:40 AM PDT. Identifier 2017-NVCCD-030411.