Baldy Fire
The Baldy Fire was reported on August 6, 2020 in White Pine County, Nevada and burned 1,320 acres. It was declared out on September 2, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,320 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2020
- Personnel
- 16
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 40.032, -114.410.
The incident
- Size
- 1,320 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2020 at 11:48 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 10, 2020 at 8:20 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 17, 2020 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 2, 2020 at 9:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause
- Location
- 52 Miles North East of Ely
- County
- White Pine County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Ely, NV
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $560,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-NVELD-040123
- IRWIN identifier
- 0AB02E6D-FE2D-4DDA-BE46-7F7D7E9E7530
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for McGill, 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 January 13, 2021 at 8:33 AM PST. Identifier 2020-NVELD-040123.