Gothic Fire
The Gothic Fire was reported on July 6, 2025 in Nye County, Nevada and burned 35,161 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 35,161 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped November 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM PST, 36,070 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 37.320, -116.097.
The incident
- Size
- 35,161 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 20 Miles SW from Rachel, NV
- County
- Nye County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Rachel
- Protecting agency
- USAF
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $115,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NVNAFQ-500729
- IRWIN identifier
- 21C449B3-1F7E-4460-920B-F7292397FC13
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 11, 2025 (30,522 acres) to November 5, 2025 (36,070 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,966 acres, mapped July 16, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2025 | 30,522 | |
| July 15, 2025 | 30,749 | +227 |
| July 16, 2025 | 35,715 | +4,966 |
| July 20, 2025 | 35,725 | +10 |
| November 5, 2025 | 36,070 | +345 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Beatty, 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 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM PST. Identifier 2025-NVNAFQ-500729.