Elko County, Nevada · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
6,180 acres Aug 4, 1:00 PM
|
6,282 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+102 acres
was 6,180 acres · Aug 4, 1:00 PM
|
+102 acres
in 13 days
|
| Containment |
0% Aug 3, 6:00 PM
|
75%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+75 percent
was 0% · Aug 3, 6:00 PM
|
+75 percent
in 14 days
|
| Crew size |
65 Aug 4, 6:00 PM
|
8
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−57
was 65 · Aug 4, 6:00 PM
|
−57
in 13 days
|
| Money spent | — |
$5.0M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
|
— |
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The Antelope Creek Fire is a wildfire near Elko County, Nevada. It has burned about 6,282 acres (about 5,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 75% of its edge; the other 25% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago. About 8 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 5th at 1:00 p.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
Today
92°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 5 to 10 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
60°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 10 mph N · 0% chance of rain
Thursday
94°F · Sunny
Wind 0 to 10 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Thursday Night
62°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 10 mph N · 0% chance of rain
Friday
96°F · Sunny
Wind 0 to 10 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 5th at 1:05 p.m. CDT.
About 8 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $5 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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