Lost Fire
The Lost Fire was reported on August 2, 2020 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 7,118 acres. It was declared out on September 24, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 7,118 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2020
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM PDT, 7,115 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.954, -114.344.
The incident
- Size
- 7,118 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2020 at 2:07 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 11, 2020 at 3:03 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 24, 2020 at 3:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause
- Location
- 20 miles NW of Wendover, NV
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-NVEKD-010185
- IRWIN identifier
- 4A2F7AC8-0F10-4D33-A78E-6EC6A8CDB02F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for West Wendover, 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-NVEKD-010185.