Cedar Fire
The Cedar Fire was reported on July 19, 2020 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 5,986 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,986 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2020
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM PDT, 5,989 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 40.618, -115.749.
The incident
- Size
- 5,986 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2020 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 3, 2020 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 2, 2020 at 8:00 AM PDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2020 at 2:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 15 Miles South of Elko, Nevada
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,900,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-NVECFX-010145
- IRWIN identifier
- 91E0CBAB-A24E-4590-B6C6-2B4A46907E8A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Spring Creek, 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 2, 2020 at 6:21 AM PDT. Identifier 2020-NVECFX-010145.