Nevada wildfires

South Sugarloaf Fire

OutElko County, Nevada2018Wildfire

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.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Owyhee

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.

Nearby

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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.