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Nevada Wildfires: Live Fire Map

12 active wildfires burning 116,799 acres in Nevada right now. NIFC/IRWIN data.

12
Active fires
117K
Acres
4
Under 50% contained
28
Air quality · Good

Current situation in Nevada

Normal activity
Large fires (1K+)
6
New fires (48h)
2
NWS alerts
0

Nevada currently has 12 active wildfires burning a combined 116,799 acres. 6 of them are large incidents of 1,000+ acres, and 1 of those is still under 50% containment. The biggest is the Mouse Meadow fire in Nye County at 52,000 acres, 65% contained. 2 new fires have been discovered in the past 48 hours. No fire weather alerts are in effect for the state right now. Air quality near the center of the state is good (AQI 28).

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Bold outline: Nevada boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.

This season vs the last decade

67% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026224K acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)334K acres

So far in 2026, 224K acres have burned in Nevada, 67% of the 334K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in Nevada

Wildfire history in Nevada

All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.

2018
Worst year · 1.1M acres
582
Fires / year · average
7,571
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
620
Structures destroyed
13
Lives lost
$569.8M
Reported cost

From 1,051 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).

Acres burned by year
'15
'20
'25
'26
Fires recorded by year
3857702014: 529 fires20142015: 548 fires2016: 442 fires20162017: 770 fires2018: 634 fires20182019: 575 fires2020: 768 fires20202021: 600 fires2022: 491 fires20222023: 342 fires2024: 759 fires20242025: 612 fires2026: 501 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Nevada averaged 157K acres burned and 541 fires per year. That is 56% down in acreage and 11% down in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Recent seasons have been quieter than the long-term norm.

Largest fires on record in Nevada

  • Holloway20123 structures destroyed460,850 acres
  • Martin20181 structure destroyed435,569 acres
  • Dun Glen Complex19994 structures destroyed361,658 acres
  • Winters2006238,458 acres
  • South Sugarloaf201814 structures destroyed233,458 acres

Emergency resources for Nevada

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Nevada Office of Emergency ManagementAlertsState emergency alerts and coordination.oem.nv.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

Fires near a city in Nevada

Las VegasRenoCarson City

Nearby states

California (107)Oregon (92)Washington (39)Wyoming (28)Montana (27)Arizona (24)