Originally published at 3 p.m. MDT July 22, 2020
The Cedar Fire 15 miles south of Elko, Nevada has burned 6,000 acres and Tuesday night was being fought by 8 hand crews, 10 fire engines, 2 helicopters, and various air tankers for a total of 258 personnel. Satellites have not detected any large heat sources on the fire for about 24 hours.
On this fire Sunday July 19 a CL-415EAF scooping air tanker was used for the first time on a fire.
These photos were taken July 19-20, 2020 by Mike McMillan/BLM Elko District.
