2024 Nevada wildfires

2024 Nevada wildfires
A pyrocumulous cloud caused by the Pizona Fire that burned in the Inyo National Forest

The 2024 Nevada wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Nevada.

Predictions for the 2024 fire season made by the National Interagency Fire Center forecast above average wildfire potential in the northern portion of the state through September and average wildfire potential throughout most of the rest of Nevada.[1]

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref
Pizona Mineral 2,160 June 26 July 5 Lighting-caused [2][3]
Yellow Peak Washoe 1,262 June 26 July 2 [4]
Wilder Humboldt 17,275 July 7 July 14 [5]
North Creek White Pine 1,100 July 7 July 14 [6]
Twin Eureka 6,325 July 16 July 18
Whisky Canyon Lander 1,246 July 22 July 25 [7]
Stockade Canyon Washoe 18,168 July 24 August 13 [8]
Able Flat Humboldt 997 July 24 July 25 [9]
Broom Canyon Nye, White Pine 8,217 July 29
15% contained
 Started by lightning. [10]
Hobson White Pine 1,080 August 18 August 23 [11]
Raglan Humboldt 1,787 August 20 September 2 [12]
Range 77 Nye 7,876 August 22 August 25 [13]
Davis Washoe 5,824 September 7 September 25 At least 14 structures impacted. [14]
Castle Ridge Elko 25,885 October 6 October 19 [15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Outlooks". National Interagency Fire Center.
  2. ^ "2024 Pizona". InciWeb. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Pizona Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Yellow Peak Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Wilder Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "North Creek Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "Whisky Canyon Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "Stockade Canyon Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "Able Flat Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  10. ^ "Broom Canyon Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "Hobson Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  13. ^ "Range 77 Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  14. ^ "Davis Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  15. ^ "Castle Ridge Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved October 7, 2024.