United States

Wildfires in Nevada, United States

Right now

No wildfires recorded here in the last 24 hours.

The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 7 minutes ago. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

27, recorded here, since 25 May 2026

9 in the last 30 days. Most recent: 16 October 2026 (16 days ago).

The 16th strongest of the 27 recorded here since 25 May 2026.

By month

  • May 20261
  • June 20262
  • July 20264
  • August 20267
  • September 20262
  • October 202611

October 2026 is the most active month of the 6 in our series here, with 11 events.

Hazards recorded here

Recent events

WildfiresLow

Possible fire 79 km from Fernley

16 October 202621:50 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 45 km from Sunrise Manor

16 October 202610:28 UTCIndex 43 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 45 km from Sunrise Manor

8 October 202610:34 UTCIndex 43 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 180 km from Elko

7 October 202609:56 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 45 km from Elko

6 October 202621:38 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 179 km from Elko

5 October 202621:12 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 179 km from Elko

4 October 202621:31 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 187 km from Elko

3 October 202610:26 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Reno

3 October 202609:32 UTCIndex 64 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Reno

2 October 202622:08 UTCIndex 67 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 187 km from Elko

2 October 202621:12 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 75 km from Saint George

30 September 202621:04 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 181 km from Elko

1 September 202620:53 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 180 km from Elko

27 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 60 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 160 km from Susanville

27 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 60 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 134 km from Fernley

27 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 60 · version not recorded
WildfiresCritical

Wildfire Calico, Humboldt, Nevada

26 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 23 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Spanish Springs

10 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 81 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Sun Valley

9 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 116 km from Pahrump

4 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 40 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 205 km from Elko

31 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 60 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 152 km from Fernley

26 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 50 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 121 km from Elko

26 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 50 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 114 km from Twin Falls

14 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 18 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 65 km from Saint George

27 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 60 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 88 km from Fernley

25 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 62 km from Elko

25 May 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 46 · version not recorded

Towns with the most events here

Other areas

Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

Administrative boundaries: geoBoundaries (geoboundaries.org), Public Domain. geoboundaries.org