Owyhee Fire
The Owyhee Fire was reported on July 21, 2018 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 5,082 acres. It was declared out on August 12, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,082 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2018
- Personnel
- 49
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.949, -116.098.
The incident
- Size
- 5,082 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2018 at 8:59 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 4, 2018 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 9, 2018 at 8:00 AM PDT
- Declared out
- August 12, 2018 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- In the town and to the East of Owyhee.
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Owyhee
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 49
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,374,133
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NVDVT-010179
- IRWIN identifier
- D4D14C75-1466-423C-B410-0CC4F7D580AB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Owyhee, 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 September 11, 2018 at 6:30 PM PDT. Identifier 2018-NVDVT-010179.