Kinsley Fire

Unit Information

Ely District Office
Bureau of Land Management
HC 33 Box 33500 Ely NV 89301-9408 Nevada
Ely, NV 89301

Incident Contact

Chris Hanefeld
Email: chanefel@blm.gov
Phone: 775-289-1842
Hours: M-F 9-5p SS 10-2p

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The 3,209-acre Kinsley Fire, about 60 miles northeast of Ely, Nev., is 100-percent contained.

The fire, in the Antelope Range on the Elko-White Pine County line, was first reported shortly before 1 p.m., Friday, June 17. The cause is under investigation.

Basic Information

Current as of
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Undetermined
Date of Origin	Friday June 17th, 2022 approx. 01:00 PM
Location	60 miles northeast of Ely, Nevada
Incident Commander	Josh Higgins
Coordinates	40.081 latitude, -114.422 longitude

Current Situation

Size	3,209 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	100%
Estimated Containment Date	Thursday June 23rd, 2022 approx. 02:00 PM
Fuels Involved	Brush, medium logging slash, timber (litter and understory)
Significant Events	Minimal.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Monitoring will continue over the next few days.
Projected Incident Activity	None.

Current Weather

Weather Concerns	Scattered mixed thunderstorms continue into the evening. RH's reach their highest overnight heading into Friday, before dropping a bit Saturday. Isolated showers and thunderstorms linger both on Friday and Saturday.