Silver State Fire
The Silver State Fire was reported on July 14, 2018 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 3,814 acres. It was declared out on July 28, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,814 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 14, 2018
- Personnel
- 152
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.905, -115.655.
The incident
- Size
- 3,814 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 14, 2018 at 8:45 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 17, 2018 at 5:45 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 20, 2018 at 8:00 AM PDT
- Declared out
- July 28, 2018 at 8:09 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 4 miles east of Elko, NV off Last Chance road.
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Elko NV
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 152
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $715,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NVEKD-010146
- IRWIN identifier
- 039B05D3-6117-4EF0-924F-CC5C08A37C3D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Osino, 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 15, 2018 at 7:29 PM PDT. Identifier 2018-NVEKD-010146.