Chimney Fire
The Chimney Fire was reported on March 8, 2018 in Humboldt County, Nevada and burned 1,137 acres. It was declared out on March 20, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,137 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2018
- Personnel
- 51
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.481, -117.507.
The incident
- Size
- 1,137 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2018 at 11:50 AM PST
- Contained
- March 9, 2018 at 7:00 PM PST
- Controlled
- March 10, 2018 at 2:45 PM PST
- Declared out
- March 20, 2018 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 38 miles northeast of Winnemucca, NV
- County
- Humboldt County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 51
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NVHUMX-020064
- IRWIN identifier
- 309FDEF5-4882-4796-8C7D-C556D29D3DA6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winnemucca, 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 May 3, 2018 at 3:49 PM PDT. Identifier 2018-NVHUMX-020064.