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
Statistics
Date(s)	June 2020 –
Season
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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
Brown	White Pine County	8,268	June 24	99% contained as of July 9	Portion of the town of Lund was evacuated	[1]
Monarch	Douglas County	2,324	June 25	97% contained as of July 7	Lightning strike	[2]
Twin	Lincoln County	25,110	June 25	July 14	Portion burning in the South Pahroc Range Wilderness	[3]
Miller	Lincoln County	4,519	June 26	90% contained as of July 9	Lightning strike	[4]
Poeville	Reno, Washoe County	2,975	June 26	July 6	Led to evacuation of portions of the City of Reno.	[5]
Mahogany	Spring Mountains National Recreation Area	2,758	June 28	July 7	Visible from portions of Las Vegas	[6]
Numbers	Douglas County	18,342	July 6	July 14	3 homes and 37 outbuildings destroyed. Caused by a truck with mechanical issues.	[7]
Meadow Valley	Lincoln County	59,265	July 7	95% contained as of July 21	Human-caused	[8]
Bishop	Lincoln County	13,008	July 29	August 11	Human-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.