Pole Canyon Fire
The Pole Canyon Fire was reported on August 17, 2018 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 2,106 acres. It was declared out on August 23, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,106 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2018
- Personnel
- 35
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.225, -115.313.
The incident
- Size
- 2,106 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2018 at 1:38 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 18, 2018 at 6:34 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 22, 2018 at 12:01 AM PDT
- Declared out
- August 23, 2018 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 miles north of Deeth, NV
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Deeth, Nv
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 35
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NVEKD-010296
- IRWIN identifier
- 48139D2E-4CA9-4792-99AB-B62159EDAEB1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wells, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Wells, NV20 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Elko, NV36 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Spring Creek, NV37 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Carlin, NV54 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Jackpot, NV62 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- West Wendover, NV73 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
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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 2:42 PM PDT. Identifier 2018-NVEKD-010296.