Francis Fire
The Francis Fire was reported on July 24, 2018 in Lander County, Nevada and burned 1,275 acres. It was declared out on August 4, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,275 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2018
- Personnel
- 79
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.206, -116.747.
The incident
- Size
- 1,275 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2018 at 4:58 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 25, 2018 at 4:30 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 4, 2018 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Approx 1 mile south of Cortez Mine
- County
- Lander County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 79
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NVBMD-020234
- IRWIN identifier
- 33991889-DFB7-408C-8974-88DD574FE122
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Battle Mountain, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Battle Mountain, NV32 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Carlin, NV49 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Elko, NV67 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Spring Creek, NV71 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Winnemucca, NV74 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lovelock, NV91 miles west 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 October 31, 2018 at 1:19 PM PDT. Identifier 2018-NVBMD-020234.