Chin Creek Fire
The Chin Creek Fire was reported on August 14, 2025 in White Pine County, Nevada and burned 639 acres. It was declared out on September 2, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 639 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2025
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped September 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM PDT, 648 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.003, -114.412.
The incident
- Size
- 639 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 50 Miles NE from Ely, NV
- County
- White Pine County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NVELD-040260
- IRWIN identifier
- 9AFDF241-E1B5-4A79-89CF-8F195E210818
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 15, 2025 (57 acres) to September 3, 2025 (648 acres). The largest one-day growth was 591 acres, mapped September 3, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | 57 | |
| September 3, 2025 | 648 | +591 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for McGill, 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 September 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM PDT. Identifier 2025-NVELD-040260.