Shafter Fire
The Shafter Fire was reported on July 17, 2020 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 3,142 acres. It was declared out on July 28, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,142 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2020
- Personnel
- 105
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM PDT, 3,141 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.945, -114.361.
The incident
- Size
- 3,142 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2020 at 3:26 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 21, 2020 at 5:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 23, 2020 at 1:15 PM PDT
- Declared out
- July 28, 2020 at 8:40 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Motor Vehicle
- Location
- 20 Miles NW of Wendover, Nevada
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 105
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $829,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-NVECFX-010139
- IRWIN identifier
- 1146CAB3-3DAF-484D-ADDC-3D891CC7237D
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 6:19 AM PDT. Identifier 2020-NVECFX-010139.