2026 Nye County, Nevada Wildfires

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3 Active Fires
52,015 Acres Burning 2.0x the size of Galveston Island
7 2026 Season Fires ▲ +5 (+250%) vs same period last year
52,067 2026 Season Acres ▲ +862 (+2%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Nye County

Aug 24 Started 15 acres 12 football fields Buffalo 2 Fire
Aug 21 Started Menter Canyon Fire
Aug 9 Started 6 acres 5 football fields Wood Canyon Fire
Jul 24 Started 52,000 acres 2.0x the size of Galveston Island 10.0x the size of JFK Airport Mouse Meadow Fire
Jun 24 Started Mt Stirling 1 Fire
May 11 Started 46 acres 35 football fields Silver Creek Fire

Largest wildfires in Nye County this season

52,000 Acres 2.0x the size of Galveston Island 10.0x the size of JFK Airport Mouse Meadow Fire Beatty
46 Acres 35 football fields Silver Creek Fire Tonopah
15 Acres 12 football fields Buffalo 2 Fire
6 Acres 5 football fields Wood Canyon Fire Pahrump

All 2026 Nye County Fires · 7 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Nye County. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed a county line is listed with the acres that burned in Nye County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Nye County is listed too, at its Nye County acres, and is not added to the Nye County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Nye County's acres are counted along county lines and can differ a little at the edges from the figures on the state page.

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Fire Start date Containment Status Acres Center Ignition point
Mouse Meadow Fire Jul 24, 2026 90% Active 52,000 37.2887, -116.0894 37.2661, -116.1561
Silver Creek Fire May 11, 2026 — Inactive 46 38.5903, -116.9574 38.5873, -116.9545
Buffalo 2 Fire Aug 24, 2026 — Active 15 39.0231, -117.7372 39.0192, -117.7393
Wood Canyon Fire Aug 9, 2026 — Inactive 6 36.3947, -115.9110 36.3947, -115.9117
Menter Canyon Fire Aug 21, 2026 — Active 0 38.9340, -117.8042 38.9311, -117.8029
Mt Stirling 1 Fire Jun 24, 2026 — Inactive 0 36.4227, -115.9426 36.4166, -115.9417
Us 95 Mm 73 Fire May 11, 2026 — Inactive 0 37.0666, -116.7798 37.1170, -116.8167
Totals 2026 Season Fires 7 Active Fires 3 Acres Burning 52,015 2026 Season Acres 52,067

Search Fires

🔥 Mouse Meadow Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 24 52,000 acre 90% contained
Near Beatty · Nye County, Nevada
🔥 Buffalo 2 Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 24 15 acre
Nye County, Nevada
🔥 Menter Canyon Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 21 0 acre
Nye County, Nevada
🔥 Wood Canyon Fire 2026
Started: Aug 9 6 acre
Near Pahrump · Nye County, Nevada
🔥 Mt Stirling 1 Fire 2026
Started: Jun 24 0 acre
Near Pahrump · Nye County, Nevada
🔥 Silver Creek Fire 2026
Started: May 11 46 acre
Near Tonopah · Nye County, Nevada
🔥 Us 95 Mm 73 Fire 2026
Started: May 11 0 acre
Near Beatty · Nye County, Nevada