Goose Creek Fire
The Goose Creek Fire was reported on July 26, 2018 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 132,220 acres. It was declared out on September 26, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 132,220 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2018
- Personnel
- 146
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.807, -114.065.
The incident
- Size
- 132,220 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2018 at 6:07 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 26, 2018 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 26, 2018 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Southeast of Jackpot, Nevada
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 146
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,754,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NVEKD-010229
- IRWIN identifier
- 01B2040E-AED8-4FE2-B2E3-2D582EBB4EA9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Oakley, ID 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 September 26, 2018 at 6:57 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-NVEKD-010229.