Midas Fire
The Midas Fire was reported on July 22, 2019 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 1,668 acres. It was declared out on July 26, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,668 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.165, -116.808.
The incident
- Size
- 1,668 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2019 at 8:12 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 23, 2019 at 8:14 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 24, 2019 at 3:02 PM PDT
- Declared out
- July 26, 2019 at 3:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 3 miles SW of Midas, NV
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $85,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-NVEKD-010150
- IRWIN identifier
- 6B6B8D13-27D3-46A6-9D15-846058FFBA7A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Battle Mountain, 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 October 16, 2019 at 4:20 PM PDT. Identifier 2019-NVEKD-010150.