Chaves Fire
The Chaves Fire was reported on June 3, 2018 in Lyon County, Nevada and burned 3,483 acres. It was declared out on June 10, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,483 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 3, 2018
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 39.287, -119.421.
The incident
- Size
- 3,483 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 3, 2018 at 2:06 PM PDT
- Contained
- June 5, 2018 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- June 7, 2018 at 3:32 PM PDT
- Declared out
- June 10, 2018 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 4 miles east of Dayton Nv.
- County
- Lyon County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NVCLCX-030200
- IRWIN identifier
- 77ABDD3A-B9F5-4C0B-A293-ED82055D25A5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stagecoach, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Stagecoach, NV7 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Dayton, NV10 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Silver Springs, NV14 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Carson City, NV20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Johnson Lane, NV23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Indian Hills, NV24 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Nevada wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 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 June 22, 2018 at 1:02 PM PDT. Identifier 2018-NVCLCX-030200.