Cherry Fire
The Cherry Fire was reported on September 2, 2019 in White Pine County, Nevada and burned 3,494 acres. It was declared out on September 16, 2019. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,494 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2019
- Personnel
- 134
Radar
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Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.067, -115.646.
The incident
- Size
- 3,494 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2019 at 12:50 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 8, 2019 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 16, 2019 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 16, 2019 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Power Tools
- Location
- 50 miles South of Elko, Nevada in Cherry Springs Canyon
- County
- White Pine County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 134
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,844,932
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-NVHTF-010291
- IRWIN identifier
- FC5D772D-EFD7-48BA-8480-93234973C6F4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Eureka, 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 November 15, 2019 at 9:13 AM PST. Identifier 2019-NVHTF-010291.