Dixie Fire
The Dixie Fire was reported on July 24, 2018 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 2,522 acres. It was declared out on August 15, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,522 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2018
- Personnel
- 33
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.612, -115.883.
The incident
- Size
- 2,522 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2018 at 7:13 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 28, 2018 at 8:29 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 15, 2018 at 10:28 AM PDT
- Declared out
- August 15, 2018 at 10:28 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 16 miles southwest of Elko, Nevada
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 33
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $90,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NVEKD-010204
- IRWIN identifier
- DF046F57-64B0-4978-ADF5-61C30C8031B1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Carlin, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 August 15, 2018 at 10:29 AM PDT. Identifier 2018-NVEKD-010204.