R-4 Fire
The R-4 Fire was reported on August 30, 2017 in Washoe County, Nevada and burned 18,618 acres. It is 85 percent contained.
- Size
- 18,618 acres
- Contained
- 85%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2017
- Personnel
- 106
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.697, -119.934.
The incident
- Size
- 18,618 acres
- Containment
- 85%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2017 at 8:49 AM PDT
- Cause
- Not reported
- Location
- 23 miles due east of ravendale
- County
- Washoe County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Ravendale
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 106
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $575,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-CANOD-005180
- IRWIN identifier
- 57AD5B8B-3E75-469A-8E44-5B6501140925
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Patton Village, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Patton Village, CA40 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Johnstonville, CA41 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Janesville, CA42 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Susanville, CA42 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Westwood, CA62 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Alturas, CA63 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 September 5, 2017 at 4:55 PM PDT. Identifier 2017-CANOD-005180.