South Sugarloaf Fire
The South Sugarloaf Fire was reported on August 17, 2018 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 233,458 acres. It was declared out on October 10, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 233,458 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2018
- Personnel
- 20
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.812, -116.324.
The incident
- Size
- 233,458 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2018 at 3:47 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 10, 2018 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 10, 2018 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 20 miles SW of Owyhee, Nv
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 20
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,850,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NVECFX-010299
- IRWIN identifier
- A86E6F46-C43E-49AA-90E2-64C52F31739B
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 August 24, 2023 at 11:45 AM PDT. Identifier 2018-NVECFX-010299.