Upper Colony Fire
The Upper Colony Fire was reported on June 17, 2018 in Lyon County, Nevada and burned 1,202 acres. It was declared out on June 29, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,202 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2018
- Personnel
- 32
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.818, -119.411.
The incident
- Size
- 1,202 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2018 at 11:44 AM PDT
- Contained
- June 22, 2018 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- June 29, 2018 at 2:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 15 miles SW of Yerinton, Nv.
- County
- Lyon County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 32
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,662,990
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-NVCCD-030242
- IRWIN identifier
- 96F4195E-D008-4DB2-BFD9-85CC0320566E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Smith Valley, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Smith Valley, NV4 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Smith, NV5 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Topaz Ranch Estates, NV7 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Yerington, NV18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- East Valley, NV18 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Gardnerville Ranchos, NV18 miles west 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 June 29, 2018 at 2:27 PM PDT. Identifier 2018-NVCCD-030242.