Barber Fire
The Barber Fire was reported on July 3, 2025 in Pershing County, Nevada and burned 17,572 acres. It was declared out on July 23, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 17,572 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped October 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM PDT, 17,584 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.714, -117.864.
The incident
- Size
- 17,572 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- July 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 Miles S from Winnemucca, NV
- County
- Pershing County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Winemucca
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NVWID-020294
- IRWIN identifier
- 7B5A0168-95E9-475B-ADF7-88D54FBDF345
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 4, 2025 (4,222 acres) to October 17, 2025 (17,584 acres). The largest one-day growth was 12,866 acres, mapped July 5, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 4, 2025 | 4,222 | |
| July 5, 2025 | 17,089 | +12,867 |
| October 17, 2025 | 17,584 | +495 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winnemucca, 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 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM PDT. Identifier 2025-NVWID-020294.