Sentinel Fire
The Sentinel Fire was reported on September 3, 2025 in Humboldt County, Nevada and burned 1,248 acres. It was declared out on September 20, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,248 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 3, 2025
- Personnel
- 62
Map
Perimeter mapped October 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM PDT, 1,248 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.828, -117.993.
The incident
- Size
- 1,248 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 18 Miles SW from McDermitt, NV
- County
- Humboldt County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- McDermitt
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 62
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NVWID-020511
- IRWIN identifier
- 3B33F5EF-80DB-4760-A91B-BF7C325DFE8F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winnemucca, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM PDT. Identifier 2025-NVWID-020511.