Hobson Fire
The Hobson Fire was reported on August 18, 2024 in White Pine County, Nevada and burned 1,080 acres. It was declared out on September 10, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,080 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2024
- Personnel
- 26
Map
Perimeter mapped February 13, 2025 at 8:29 AM PST, 1,112 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.919, -115.401.
The incident
- Size
- 1,080 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2024 at 2:38 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 24, 2024 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 10, 2024 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 45 Miles NW of Ely, NV
- County
- White Pine County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 26
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-NVELD-040235
- IRWIN identifier
- FA1CB6CB-D2AC-4F07-BE04-E809AE72BCEA
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 19, 2024 (938 acres) to February 13, 2025 (1,112 acres). The largest one-day growth was 150 acres, mapped August 21, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2024 | 938 | |
| August 21, 2024 | 1,088 | +150 |
| September 3, 2024 | 1,112 | +24 |
| February 13, 2025 | 1,112 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Eureka, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 May 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM PDT. Identifier 2024-NVELD-040235.