China Jim Fire
The China Jim Fire was reported on July 28, 2018 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 20,000 acres. It was declared out on September 26, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 20,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 28, 2018
- Personnel
- 38
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.527, -114.070.
The incident
- Size
- 20,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 28, 2018 at 11:25 AM PDT
- Contained
- July 29, 2018 at 11:59 AM PDT
- Declared out
- September 26, 2018 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- The fire is located approximately 13 miles southwest of Grouse Creek, Utah.
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 38
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NVEKD-010235
- IRWIN identifier
- E86375B4-8156-48A9-BEEE-0FDDC4EB4F90
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Jackpot, 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 16, 2018 at 3:10 PM PDT. Identifier 2018-NVEKD-010235.