Stag Fire
The Stag Fire was reported on July 16, 2018 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 4,356 acres. It was declared out on July 26, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,356 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.278, -115.415.
The incident
- Size
- 4,356 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2018 at 2:50 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 19, 2018 at 4:19 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 20, 2018 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- July 26, 2018 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- North of Deeth, NV
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Wells, NV
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $230,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NVEKD-010159
- IRWIN identifier
- 575F24B1-597A-44F1-9B94-FF42B7D9AD32
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wells, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Wells, NV26 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Elko, NV36 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Spring Creek, NV39 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Carlin, NV53 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Jackpot, NV62 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- West Wendover, NV79 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Nevada wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated July 29, 2018 at 3:14 PM PDT. Identifier 2018-NVEKD-010159.