Boone Springs Fire

The Boone Springs Fire was a wildfire in Elko County, Nevada in the United States. The fire was first reported on July 4, 2018. The fire was contained on July 9 at 3,073 acres (12 km2). During its height, the fire threatened ranch facilities, traffic on U.S. Route 93 Alternate, and Boone Springs Station.

Boone Springs Fire
LocationSpring Creek, Elko County, Nevada, United States
Coordinates40.192°N 114.472°W / 40.192; -114.472
Statistics[1]
Date(s)July 4, 2018 (2018-07-04) ()
Burned area3,073 acres (12 km2)
Map
Location of fire in Nevada
Location of Boone Springs Fire

Events

The Boone Springs Fire started around 11 a.m. on the Fourth of July. The cause remains unknown. Burning understory and short grass, the fire threatens minor ranch structures and U.S. Route 93 Alternate. The fire was contained on July 9 3,073 acres (12 km2).[1]

Impacts

The fire threatened the Dolly Varden Springs Ranch, U.S. Route 93 Alternate, and Boone Springs Station.[1]

gollark: That reminds me. Don't star this message. This isn't some sort of reverse psychology trick where I try and get you to star it by saying not to. Just don't. Seriously. There's no good reason to star this message, so you shouldn't star it. Simple.
gollark: Of course, anyone can see running processes on osmarks.tk, but my laptop does *not* yet report to that.
gollark: They can't track running processes and whatnot this way.
gollark: It worries me how much infodatas they gather.
gollark: I can save random RAM access memory, and prevent Discordian spying, and not have to deal with updates.

References

  1. "Boone Springs Fire". InciWeb. Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 5 July 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.