Gold Fire
The Gold Fire was reported on July 20, 2025 in Washoe County, Nevada and burned 1,268 acres. It was declared out on July 28, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,268 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2025
- Personnel
- 8
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Map
Perimeter mapped September 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM PDT, 1,268 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.577, -119.662.
The incident
- Size
- 1,268 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- July 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 6 Miles NE from Sparks, NV
- County
- Washoe County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Sparks
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NVCCD-030461
- IRWIN identifier
- 506077D3-2AB4-4C16-A98E-DE8D8E586FF0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Spanish Springs, 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 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM PDT. Identifier 2025-NVCCD-030461.