2026 Washoe County, Nevada Wildfires

1 Active Fires

125,722 Acres Burning Slightly larger than the city of Denver

13 2026 Season Fires ▲ +7 (+117%) vs same period last year

133,654 2026 Season Acres ▲ +130,764 (+4525%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Washoe County

Aug 10 Started 40,691 acres About the size of Washington D.C. 2.8x the size of Manhattan Stallion Fire

Aug 10 Started 134,796 acres 5.0x the size of Hilton Head Island 25.9x the size of JFK Airport Bug & Stallion Fire

Aug 9 Started 3,482 acres 2.9x the size of Lincoln Park 67% the size of JFK Airport Fred Mt Fire

Aug 8 Started 7 acres 5 football fields Hunter Fire

Aug 3 Started 185 acres 142 football fields Diablo Fire

Aug 2 Started 77 acres 59 football fields Ringo Fire

Largest wildfires in Washoe County this season

134,796 Acres 5.0x the size of Hilton Head Island 25.9x the size of JFK Airport Bug & Stallion Fire Spanish Springs

3,482 Acres 2.9x the size of Lincoln Park 67% the size of JFK Airport Fred Mt Fire Lemmon Valley

185 Acres 142 football fields Diablo Fire Virginia City

100 Acres 77 football fields Navato Fire Sparks

77 Acres 59 football fields Ringo Fire Cold Springs

17 Acres 13 football fields Chimney Fire Sun Valley

All 2026 Washoe County Fires · 13 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Washoe 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 Washoe County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Washoe County is listed too, at its Washoe County acres, and is not added to the Washoe County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Washoe 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
Bug & Stallion Fire	Aug 10, 2026	97%	Active	125,722 of 134,796	39.8470, -119.7440	—
Bug Fire	Aug 8, 2026	97%	Active	93,733	39.8070, -119.8902	39.7268, -120.0352
Stallion Fire	Aug 10, 2026	98%	Active	40,691	39.8110, -119.4823	39.8255, -119.5197
Fred Mt Fire	Aug 9, 2026	0%	Inactive	3,482	39.7956, -119.8370	39.7755, -119.8471
Diablo Fire	Aug 3, 2026	—	Inactive	185	39.3331, -119.7482	39.3337, -119.7427
Navato Fire	Jun 17, 2026	—	Inactive	100	39.5538, -119.6772	39.5540, -119.6793
Ringo Fire	Aug 2, 2026	—	Inactive	77	39.7268, -119.9601	39.7267, -119.9708
Chimney Fire	Jun 15, 2026	—	Inactive	17	39.6231, -119.7876	39.6226, -119.7816
Hunter Fire	Aug 8, 2026	—	Inactive	7	39.4629, -119.9367	39.4962, -119.9100
Owl Fire	Jul 17, 2026	—	Inactive	7	39.6430, -119.3514	33.9020, -83.9784
Obrien Fire	May 19, 2026	—	Inactive	6	39.6011, -119.8018	39.6016, -119.8003
Cambrai Fire	May 13, 2026	—	Inactive	5	39.7387, -119.6111	39.7607, -119.5590
Rhyolite Fire	Jun 19, 2026	—	Inactive	3	39.3861, -119.7392	39.3861, -119.7384
Sizzle Fire	Jul 19, 2026	—	Inactive	0	39.6349, -119.7875	39.6265, -119.7847
Antelope Fire	Jul 5, 2026	—	Inactive	0	39.5877, -119.8074	39.5883, -119.7983
Also burned into Washoe County
Biscar Fire from Lassen County	Jul 18, 2026	98%	Inactive	3,998 of 69,355	40.6436, -120.1541	40.5457, -120.3316
Hawk Fire from another county	Aug 10, 2026	100%	Inactive	45 of 45	39.5877, -119.9276	39.5532, -119.9693
Totals	2026 Season Fires 13	Active Fires 1	Acres Burning 125,722	2026 Season Acres 133,654