2025 Nevada wildfires

2025 Nevada wildfires
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There is an ongoing series of wildfires burning in the U.S. state of Nevada.

Background

The typical "fire season" in Nevada lasts from May to October, the time when vegetation is the driest.[1] However, the timing varies every year based on a number of other factors, including if there is hot, dry weather, the amount of dry vegetation, and when there are more natural causes possible, such as lightning. The peak time of the season is also determined by these factors.[2]

Summary

In mid-June, the Nevada State Forester and Fire Warden had a "cautious" prediction for wildfire season. There were abnormally dry conditions for the month, mostly from less snowpack in lower elevations and a warm spring melting snowpack at higher elevations, and drought conditions set in early. Over half the state was already under drought, compared to just 1% last year. By June 4, there had already been about 150 wildfire reports that burned 600 acres (240 ha), already half of the average calls a year. A large crop of cheatgrass from 2024, an invasive and highly flammable weed, was never tamped down and a second crop is growing. This will cause a heightened risk for Western and Southern Nevada. Forecasts predict fire activity will slow in mid-July during monsoon season.[3]

On the evening of July 3, dry lightning cells that moved across Northern Nevada ignited several wildfires in the Winnemucca area, including the Bloody and Barber Fires, along with several smaller ones. All the fires grew rapidly amid favorable conditions. They prompted evacuations and threatened infrastructure in Pershing and Humboldt counties.[4]

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
Burnt Canyon Lincoln 1,068 June 11 June 19 Lightning-caused. Burned about 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Ely. [5]
Winnemucca Mountain Humboldt 2,321 June 15 June 18 Cause under investigation. Burned just northwest of Winnemucca. [6]
Conner Douglas 17,714 June 23 June 30 Undetermined cause. Burned in the Pinenut Range about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Gardnerville in the Monarch and Numbers Fire burn areas. Two residential structures and one outbuilding destroyed. [7][8]
Mount Irish Lincoln 6,315 June 30
85%
 Human-caused. Burning about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Alamo. [9]
Bloody Humboldt 1,856 July 3 July 4 Lightning-caused. Burned just north of Winnemucca and threatening community infrastructure. [10][4][11]
Barber Pershing 17,583 July 3
50%
 Lightning-caused. Burning south of Winnemucca and led to evacuations near Pershing/Humboldt county border and Imlay. [12][4]
Sheep Creek Canyon Eureka 4,174 July 4 July 7 Undetermined cause. Burned 33 miles (53 km) east of Battle Mountain. [13]
Bartlett Humboldt 6,169 July 4
85%
 Naturally caused. Burning near Denio. [14][15]
Hot Canyon Elko 6,300 July 8
15%
 Undetermined cause. Burning 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Montello. [16]
Gothic Nye 7,600 July 6
0%
 Undetermined cause. Burning 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Rachel. [17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wildland Fires". clarkcounty.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  2. ^ "Drought and Fire in Nevada: Is fire risk higher during drought?". extension.unr.edu. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  3. ^ "Officials Brace for Fire Season as Nevada Is 'Abnormally Dry'". U.S. News & World Report. The Nevada Independent and Associated Press. June 13, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Evacuation orders lifted for Barber Fire". KOLO-TV. July 4, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "Burnt Canyon Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  6. ^ "Winnemucca Mountain Fire Information". InciWeb. Archived from the original on July 4, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  7. ^ "Conner Fire Information". InciWeb. Archived from the original on July 4, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  8. ^ Hildebrand, Kurt (June 24, 2025). "Third structure reported lost in Conner Fire". Record-Courier. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  9. ^ "Mount Irish Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  10. ^ "Bloody - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.independentmail.com. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  11. ^ O'Boyle, Brenna (July 5, 2025). "Updates on Barber, Bartlett, Bloody fires". KOLO-TV. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  12. ^ "Barber Canyon Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  13. ^ "Sheep Creek Canyon - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.record-courier.com. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  14. ^ "Bartlett - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.recordonline.com. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  15. ^ "Bartlett Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  16. ^ "Hot Canyon Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  17. ^ "GOTHIC - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.tennessean.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
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