Jakes Fire
The Jakes Fire was reported on August 1, 2025 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 82,217 acres. It was declared out on November 5, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 82,217 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2025
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped November 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM PST, 82,217 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 41.214, -116.853.
The incident
- Size
- 82,217 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 2 Miles SW from Midas, NV
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $13,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NVEKD-010268
- IRWIN identifier
- 33D1E946-4FA7-4B31-A72F-F680D15B1A26
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 2, 2025 (963 acres) to November 10, 2025 (82,217 acres). The largest one-day growth was 44,106 acres, mapped August 4, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2, 2025 | 963 | |
| August 3, 2025 | 3,280 | +2,317 |
| August 4, 2025 | 47,385 | +44,105 |
| August 5, 2025 | 66,293 | +18,908 |
| August 6, 2025 | 69,064 | +2,771 |
| August 7, 2025 | 82,195 | +13,131 |
| August 8, 2025 | 82,197 | +2 |
| November 10, 2025 | 82,217 | +20 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Battle Mountain, 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 10:44 AM PST. Identifier 2025-NVEKD-010268.