Whisky Canyon Fire
The Whisky Canyon Fire was reported on July 22, 2024 in Lander County, Nevada and burned 1,246 acres. It was declared out on August 5, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,246 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2024
- Personnel
- 32
Map
Perimeter mapped August 29, 2024 at 8:33 AM PDT, 1,246 acres (gps-driven). Point of origin 40.445, -116.995.
The incident
- Size
- 1,246 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2024 at 4:18 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 24, 2024 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 25, 2024 at 5:12 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 5, 2024 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 miles south of Battle Mountain, NV
- County
- Lander County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Battle Mountain
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 32
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $180,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-NVLANX-020401
- IRWIN identifier
- 237D0888-2529-4AEB-B954-186995655437
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Battle Mountain, 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 August 29, 2024 at 8:33 AM PDT. Identifier 2024-NVLANX-020401.