2020 Nevada wildfires

The 2020 Nevada wildfire season began in June 2020. The season is a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season.

2020 Nevada wildfires
Numbers Fire burning in the Pine Nut Mountains
Statistics
Date(s)June 2020 –
Season
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2020 Western U.S. wildfires
Multiple wildfires burning near the Pacific coast of the U.S. on September 9, 2020
Affected states
Background
Largest wildfire by state
  • Arizona - Bush (193,455 acres)
  • California - August Complex (1,032,648 acres)
  • Colorado - Cameron Peak (208,913 acres)
  • Nevada - Meadow Valley (59,265 acres)
  • New Mexico - Cub (25,950 acres)
  • Oregon - Santiam (402,274 acres)
  • Utah - East Fork (89,765 acres)
  • Washington - Pearl Hill (223,730 acres)

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
BrownWhite Pine County8,268June 2499% contained as of July 9Portion of the town of Lund was evacuated[1]
MonarchDouglas County2,324June 2597% contained as of July 7Lightning strike[2]
TwinLincoln County25,110June 25July 14Portion burning in the South Pahroc Range Wilderness[3]
MillerLincoln County4,519June 2690% contained as of July 9Lightning strike[4]
PoevilleReno, Washoe County2,975June 26July 6Led to evacuation of portions of the City of Reno.[5]
MahoganySpring Mountains National Recreation Area2,758June 28July 7Visible from portions of Las Vegas[6]
NumbersDouglas County18,342July 6July 143 homes and 37 outbuildings destroyed. Caused by a truck with mechanical issues.[7]
Meadow ValleyLincoln County59,265July 795% contained as of July 21Human-caused[8]
BishopLincoln County13,008July 29August 11Human-caused[9]

References
  1. "Brown Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. "Monarch Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  3. "Twin Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  4. "Miller Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  5. "Poeville Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  6. "Mahogany Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  7. "Numbers Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  8. "Meadow Valley Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  9. "Bishop Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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