Wilson Creek Fire
The Wilson Creek Fire was reported on May 20, 2021 in Lincoln County, Nevada and burned 1,614 acres. It was declared out on July 21, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,614 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 20, 2021
- Personnel
- 8
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Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM PDT, 1,505 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 38.250, -114.381.
The incident
- Size
- 1,614 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 20, 2021 at 10:26 AM PDT
- Contained
- June 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- July 21, 2021 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 15 mile NE of Pioche,NV
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Pioche
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-NVELD-040026
- IRWIN identifier
- 0F33F291-9FC7-49B0-9EC9-AF6AF5199B4E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pioche, 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 August 18, 2021 at 3:00 PM PDT. Identifier 2021-NVELD-040026.