Roosters Comb Fire
The Roosters Comb Fire was reported on July 9, 2017 in Lander County, Nevada and burned 204,947 acres. It was declared out on August 14, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 204,947 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2017
- Personnel
- 29
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.941, -116.787.
The incident
- Size
- 204,947 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2017 at 4:10 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 25, 2017 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 4, 2017 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 14, 2017 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 25 miles North of Battle Mountian, NV
- County
- Lander County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Battle Mountain
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 29
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-NVNNS-010193
- IRWIN identifier
- B4E7576E-8B55-4B5C-B44E-9B7055279B52
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Battle Mountain, NV covers the area today.
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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 28, 2020 at 8:06 AM PDT. Identifier 2017-NVNNS-010193.