Big Rocks Fire
The Big Rocks Fire was reported on March 8, 2021 in Lincoln County, Nevada and burned 4,434 acres. It was declared out on March 21, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,434 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2021
- Personnel
- 63
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped May 4, 2021 at 3:56 PM PDT, 4,446 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 37.740, -115.001.
The incident
- Size
- 4,434 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2021 at 4:32 PM PST
- Contained
- March 11, 2021 at 12:00 PM PST
- Declared out
- March 21, 2021 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause
- Location
- 20 Mile Northeast Hiko,NV
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Hiko, NV
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 63
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-NVELD-040007
- IRWIN identifier
- 660CFDC7-0442-4A37-9C64-23AE06C1A979
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Alamo, 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 June 15, 2021 at 10:25 AM PDT. Identifier 2021-NVELD-040007.