S-4 Sheldon Fire
The S-4 Sheldon Fire was reported on July 27, 2020 in Washoe County, Nevada and burned 1,802 acres. It was declared out on September 11, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,802 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2020
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped July 27, 2020 at 6:51 PM PDT, 0 acres (auto-generated). Point of origin 41.807, -119.667.
The incident
- Size
- 1,802 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2020 at 12:51 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 11, 2020 at 12:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 30 Miles NE of Cedarville, CA
- County
- Washoe County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $850,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CANOD-004137
- IRWIN identifier
- B5B4F18B-F2BB-4642-9296-67C6A9DBA7CA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cedarville, CA 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 February 2, 2021 at 2:38 PM PST. Identifier 2020-CANOD-004137.