Nevada wildfires

Sheep Creek Fire

OutLander County, Nevada2018Wildfire

The Sheep Creek Fire was reported on August 18, 2018 in Lander County, Nevada and burned 59,742 acres. It was declared out on September 12, 2018.

Size
59,742 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
August 18, 2018
Personnel
16

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.773, -116.842.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Battle Mountain

The incident

Size
59,742 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 18, 2018 at 2:01 PM PDT
Contained
August 26, 2018 at 12:00 PM PDT
Declared out
September 12, 2018 at 3:30 PM PDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
15 miles north of Battle Mountain
County
Lander County
State
Nevada
Nearest city reported
Battle Mountain, NV
Protecting agency
C&L
Jurisdiction
BLM
Personnel assigned
16
Incident management
Type 4 IC
Primary fuel
Brush (2 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$3,000,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2018-NVLANX-010307
IRWIN identifier
564863E1-D2F8-4447-A4D4-050AFBB2CA82

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Battle Mountain, 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 August 24, 2023 at 11:43 AM PDT. Identifier 2018-NVLANX-010307.