Moonshine Fire
The Moonshine Fire was reported on July 29, 2025 in Humboldt County, Nevada and burned 2,864 acres. It was declared out on August 11, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,864 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2025
- Personnel
- 27
Map
Perimeter mapped October 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM PDT, 2,864 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.661, -118.034.
The incident
- Size
- 2,864 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 47 Miles N from Winnemucca, NV
- County
- Humboldt County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Winnemucca
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 27
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $335,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NVWID-020375
- IRWIN identifier
- B41690C3-7352-47FA-A593-BE1D2E83421A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winnemucca, 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 October 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM PDT. Identifier 2025-NVWID-020375.