Cow Creek Fire
The Cow Creek Fire was reported on August 16, 2025 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 506 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 506 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2025
- Personnel
- 39
Map
Perimeter mapped November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM PST, 507 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.878, -114.510.
The incident
- Size
- 506 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 Miles SE from Jackpot, NV
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 39
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NVEKD-010324
- IRWIN identifier
- 717CADA0-744D-4C25-B1FD-46604D13CDD3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Jackpot, 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 November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM PST. Identifier 2025-NVEKD-010324.