R-14 Buffalo Fire
The R-14 Buffalo Fire was reported on August 29, 2025 in Washoe County, Nevada and burned 1,286 acres. It was fully contained on September 7, 2025.
- Size
- 1,286 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2025
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM PST, 1,447 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.746, -119.732.
The incident
- Size
- 1,286 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- September 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 18 Miles W from Gerlach, NV
- County
- Washoe County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,275,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-CANOD-005152
- IRWIN identifier
- 4AA73F84-4523-41C6-815B-8D4A684C9F7E
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 12, 2025 (144 acres) to December 5, 2025 (1,447 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,302 acres, mapped December 5, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2025 | 144 | |
| November 5, 2025 | 144 | 0 |
| December 5, 2025 | 1,447 | +1,303 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Patton Village, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Patton Village, CA47 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Johnstonville, CA51 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Janesville, CA52 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Susanville, CA53 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Alturas, CA66 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Westwood, CA73 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM PST. Identifier 2025-CANOD-005152.