Nevada wildfires

Summit Fire

OutElko County, Nevada2025Wildfire

The Summit Fire was reported on August 5, 2025 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 612 acres. It was declared out on August 8, 2025. The cause is listed as human.

Size
612 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
August 5, 2025
Personnel
39

Map

Perimeter mapped August 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM PDT, 616 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.364, -114.799.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Wells

The incident

Size
612 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM PDT
Contained
August 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM PDT
Controlled
August 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM PDT
Declared out
August 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM PDT
Cause
Human
Location
22 Miles NE from Wells, NV
County
Elko County
State
Nevada
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
BLM
Land ownership at origin
BLM
Personnel assigned
39
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$75,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-NVEKD-010282
IRWIN identifier
B389A2F0-EB03-4283-ABFF-02D6CC7E1AE7

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wells, 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 August 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM PDT. Identifier 2025-NVEKD-010282.