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This is an incomplete list of major wildfires that have burned in the U.S. state of Nevada, including total number of fires and acreage figures since 2002.

Background

The typical "fire season" in Nevada lasts from May to October, the time when vegetation is the driest.[1] However, the timing varies every year based on a number of other factors, including if there is hot, dry weather, the amount of dry vegetation, and when there are more natural causes possible, such as lightning. The peak time of the season is also determined by these factors.[2] Historically, wildfire severity has increased due to large amounts of dry fuel, and acreage typically increases in drought-like and heavy precipitation years.[3]

List of wildfires

This list only includes wildfires that burned over 5,000 acres (20 km2), incurred fatalities or damaged a significant amount of property.

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2020s
Year Fire name County Cause Start date Size
(acres)		 Structures
lost		 Deaths/
Injuries		 Notes Image
2026 Kane Springs[4] Lincoln Lightning June 17 17,042 acres (6,897 ha; 26.628 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burning 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Caliente.
Grapevine[5][6][7] Lincoln Lightning June 17 26,464 acres (10,710 ha; 41.350 sq mi) 0 0/0 Prompting level one evacuations in Washington County, Utah. Closing Beaver Dam State Park.
Fire on June 17
2025 Cottonwood Peak[8][9] Elko Lightning August 15 132,604 acres (53,663 ha; 207.194 sq mi) 0 0/0 Residents in Independence Valley were asked to prepare to evacuate.
Smoke on August 19
Adobe Mountain[10] Elko Lightning August 2 10,668 acres (4,317 ha; 16.669 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned just south of Wild Horse.
Aerial view
Jakes[11][12] Elko Lightning August 1 82,217 acres (33,272 ha; 128.464 sq mi) 0 0/0 Merged with the Snowstorm Fire.
Fire on August 5
Cat Canyon[13][14] Nye Lightning July 20 16,260 acres (6,580 ha; 25.41 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned in Nevada Test and Training Range.
Gothic[15] Nye Lightning July 6 35,161 acres (14,229 ha; 54.939 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Rachel.
Hot Canyon[16] Elko Lightning July 6 12,794 acres (5,178 ha; 19.991 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Montello.
Bartlett[17] Humboldt Lightning July 4 6,169 acres (2,497 ha; 9.639 sq mi) 0 0/0 Threatened a major gas pipe south of Bartlett Peak.
Barber[17] Pershing Lightning July 3 17,583 acres (7,116 ha; 27.473 sq mi) 0 0/0 Prompted an evacuation in Imlay. Part of a series of lightning-caused wildfires near Winnemucca.
Mount Irish[18] Lincoln Human June 30 6,315 acres (2,556 ha; 9.867 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Alamo.
Burn scar
Conner[19][20] Douglas Structure fire June 20 17,714 acres (7,169 ha; 27.678 sq mi) 3 0/1 Burned in the Pinenut Range.
Fire on June 21
2024 Castle Ridge[21] Elko Human October 6 25,885 acres (10,475 ha; 40.445 sq mi) 0 0/0 Threatened structures in Midas.
Aerial view on October 8
Davis[22][23] Washoe Campfire September 7 5,824 acres (2,357 ha; 9.100 sq mi) 14 0/1 Started in Davis Creek Regional Park. Prompted evacuations for 20,000 people in Reno and Washoe Valley.
Fire near Washoe Lake on September 7
Range 77[24] Nye Undetermined August 22 8,026 acres (3,248 ha; 12.541 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 29 miles (47 km) north of Beatty.
Broom Canyon[25] Nye, White Pine Lightning July 29 8,345 acres (3,377 ha; 13.039 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned in inaccessible terrain near Duckwater.
Smoke column on August 30
Stockade Canyon[26][27] Washoe Lightning July 24 18,212 acres (7,370 ha; 28.456 sq mi) 0 0/0 Threatened historical structures 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Gerlach.
Aerial view on July 30
Wilder[28] Humboldt Human July 7 17,271 acres (6,989 ha; 26.986 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned along the Nevada/Oregon border.
Fire on July 8
2022 Cherry Gulch[29][30] Humboldt Undetermined August 26 15,859 acres (6,418 ha; 24.780 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned north of the Burning Man festival.
View of the fire in August
Dodge Springs[31] Lincoln, Washington (UT) Lightning July 21 5,644 acres (2,284 ha; 8.819 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned along the Nevada/Utah border.
Fire on July 23
Wildcat[32] Elko Undetermined July 13 21,429 acres (8,672 ha; 33.483 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned near Wells.
Perimeter map on July 16
Becky Peak[33] White Pine Human July 8 5,989 acres (2,424 ha; 9.358 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned in Becky Peak Wilderness.
Aerial view on July 9
2021 Cherrywood[34][35] Nye Lightning May 17 26,410 acres (10,690 ha; 41.27 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned in Nevada Test and Training Range.
2020 Pinehaven[36][37] Washoe Power lines November 17 512 acres (207 ha; 0.800 sq mi) 5
21 damaged		 0/2 Prompted evacuations for citizens in Caughlin Ranch in Reno.
Baccarat[38][39] Washoe, Lassen (CA) Human October 4 10,520 acres (4,260 ha; 16.44 sq mi) 0 0/0 Prompted evacuations near Cold Springs.
Map on October 5
Poodle[40] Washoe Lightning August 12 13,606 acres (5,506 ha; 21.259 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned in Buffalo Hills.
Lost[41] Elko Human August 1 7,118 acres (2,881 ha; 11.122 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned near Oasis.
Bishop[42][43][44] Lincoln Human July 29 13,008 acres (5,264 ha; 20.325 sq mi) 0 2[a]/0 Burned 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Caliente. Impacted air quality in Southern Utah.
Map on August 8
Cedar[41] Elko Lightning July 18 5,985 acres (2,422 ha; 9.352 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned south of Elko.
Firefighter combating on July 22
Stewart Canyon[41][45] Lincoln Lightning July 18 12,721 acres (5,148 ha; 19.877 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned south of Delamar. Burned land part of a Bureau of Land Management reseeding project in 2024.
Aircraft used for reseeding
Meadow Valley[46] Lincoln Human July 7 59,265 acres (23,984 ha; 92.602 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 14 miles (23 km) east of Alamo.
Map on July 10
Numbers[47][48] Douglas Semi-truck July 6 18,340 acres (7,420 ha; 28.66 sq mi) 3 main
37 outbuildings		 0/0 Burned outside of Gardnerville.
Smoke plume from Mount Watson in California
Poeville[49][50] Washoe Undetermined June 26 2,975 acres (1,204 ha; 4.648 sq mi) 11 0/2 Prompted evacuations in Reno. Burned on Peavine Peak.
Smoke plume on June 27
Twin[41][51] Lincoln Human Juen 25 25,110 acres (10,160 ha; 39.23 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned in the South Pahroc Range.
Map on June 29
Ibapah[41] Elko Lightning May 29 7,153 acres (2,895 ha; 11.177 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned east of U.S. 93 Alt..
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2010s
Year Fire name County Cause Start date Size
(acres)		 Structures
lost		 Deaths/
Injuries		 Notes Image
2019 Long Valley[41][52][53] Washoe, Lassen (CA) Human August 24 2,438 acres (987 ha; 3.809 sq mi)[b] 1 0/0 Burned near the community of Rancho Haven northwest of Reno. Threatened 300 structures.
View on August 24
Corta[41][54][55] Elko Lightning August 3 16,533 acres (6,691 ha; 25.833 sq mi) 0 0/1[c] Burned south of Jiggs.
Smoke from the fire
Goose[41][54][56] Elko Lightning August 3 6,838 acres (2,767 ha; 10.684 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned near the Nevada/Idaho border. Also known as the Little Goose Fire.
Shafter[41][54] Elko Lightning August 3 6,164 acres (2,494 ha; 9.631 sq mi) 0 0/0 Merged with the Hogan Fire.
Summit[41] Pershing, Humboldt Lightning July 21 6,414 acres (2,596 ha; 10.022 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned on BLM land.
Buffalo[41][57] Humboldt Lightning July 5 6,447 acres (2,609 ha; 10.073 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 20 miles (32 km) west of Battle Mountain.
View from camera
2018 Range Two[41][58] Elko Human September 30 9,208 acres (3,726 ha; 14.388 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and damaged land in Lamoille Canyon.
Fire on September 30
Gance[41][59] Elko Human September 3 5,363|acre|ha sqmi} 0 0/0 Burned in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
Plane dropping fire retardant
County Line[41][60] Elko, Eureka Human August 23 12,833 acres (5,193 ha; 20.052 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Carlin.
Burn scar from the fire
Sheep Creek[41][61][62][63][64] Lander August 17 Helicopter crash 59,788 acres (24,195 ha; 93.419 sq mi) 0 0/5[d] Burned 15 miles (24 km) north of Battle Mountain. El Aero Services, LLC, the company that owned the crashed helicopter, paid $2.1 million for firefighting costs.
Fire on August 19
South Sugarloaf[41][65][66] Elko August 17 Lightning 233,607 acres (94,537 ha; 365.011 sq mi) 0 0/1[e] Burned 20 miles (32 km) south of Owyhee. Closed State Route 225.
Fire on August 23
Goshute Cave[67] Elko, White Pine August 13 Lightning 32,215 acres (13,037 ha; 50.336 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 55 miles (89 km) north of Ely near Goshute Canyon Wilderness.
Burn scar
China Jim[41][68] Elko, Box Elder (UT) July 27 Lightning 20,000 acres (8,100 ha; 31 sq mi)[f] 0 0/0 Merged with the Goose Creek Fire.
Perry[41][69][70][71] Washoe July 26 Fireworks 51,400 acres (20,800 ha; 80.3 sq mi) 3 structures, 40 outbuildings destroyed
15 damaged		 0/0 Burned near Pyramid Lake. Perpetrator received 24 months of probation.
Satellite view on July 28
Goose Creek[41][68][72] Elko, Box Elder (UT) July 25 Lightning 132,220 acres (53,510 ha; 206.59 sq mi)[f] 3 0/0 Merged with the China Jim Fire. Burned west of Grouse Creek, Utah.
Fire on July 29
Gregg[41] Humboldt July 23 Lightning 10,228 acres (4,139 ha; 15.981 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned on BLM lands.
Owyhee[41][73] Elko July 21 Bird striking powerline 5,260 acres (2,130 ha; 8.22 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned in Duck Valley Indian Reservation.
Echo[74][75] Elko July 4 Undetermined 6,438 acres (2,605 ha; 10.059 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned southeast of Wells.
Martin[76][77] Elko, Humboldt July 4 Human 435,569 acres (176,269 ha; 680.577 sq mi) 0 destroyed
1 damaged		 0/0 Burned 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Paradise Valley. Largest wildfire in Nevada history. Closed State Route 226 and destroyed sage grouse habitat.
Smoke on July 7
Hogan[41][74] Elko June 30 Human 10,882 acres (4,404 ha; 17.003 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Wells.
Hd[41] Elko June 30 Human 5,039 acres (2,039 ha; 7.873 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned on BLM lands.
2017 Cottonwood[41] Eureka September 11 Lightning 13,269 acres (5,370 ha; 20.733 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned on BLM lands.
Tohakum 2[41][78][79][80] Humboldt, Washoe August 29 Lightning 94,221 acres (38,130 ha; 147.220 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned north of Pyramid Lake 40 miles (64 km) north of Nixon. Damaged several power lines and closed State Route 447, complicating travel for Burning Man attendees.
View of the fire
Timber Peak[41] Nye August 28 Lightning 10,540 acres (4,270 ha; 16.47 sq mi) 0 0/0
Valmy[41] Humboldt August 28 Lightning 5,466 acres (2,212 ha; 8.541 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned north of Interstate 80.
Vista[41] Pershing August 28 Lightning 5,994 acres (2,426 ha; 9.366 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned on BLM land.
Tungsten[81][82] Churchill August 27 Lightning 16,755 acres (6,781 ha; 26.180 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned in the Clan Alpine Mountains.
View of the fire
Dune[41][83] Humboldt August 7 Human 9,879 acres (3,998 ha; 15.436 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned near Winnemucca.
Delano[41] Elko July 31 Lightning 15,256 acres (6,174 ha; 23.838 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned on BLM lands.
Pole Creek[41] Elko July 29 Lightning 6,541 acres (2,647 ha; 10.220 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned on BLM lands.
Preacher[84][85] Douglas July 24 Lightning 5,383 acres (2,178 ha; 8.411 sq mi) 0 0/1[g] Threatened 400 structures and prompted evacuations around the Pine Nut Range.
Black Point[41] Elko July 23 Lightning 12,602 acres (5,100 ha; 19.691 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned mostly on BLM lands.
Phoenix[41] Pershing July 22 Lightning 6,970 acres (2,820 ha; 10.89 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned on BLM lands.
Mahogany[41] Humboldt July 22 Lightning 5,061 acres (2,048 ha; 7.908 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned southwest of State Route 140.
Oil Well[41][86][87] Elko July 16 Human 7,470 acres (3,020 ha; 11.67 sq mi) 15 0/0 Burned north of Elko. Closed Interstate 80 and also destroyed 16 vehicles.
View of the fire
Grass Valley[41][87] Humboldt, Pershing July 16 Vehicle 11,589 acres (4,690 ha; 18.108 sq mi) 2 0/0 Burned 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Winnemucca.
MM 155[41][88][89] Pershing July 13 Cigarette butt 22,360 acres (9,050 ha; 34.94 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned in East Range.
Snowstorm[41][90][91] Elko July 13 Lightning 154,575 acres (62,554 ha; 241.523 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned east of the Snowstorm Mountains. Damaged [[mule deer] winter range.
Bravo 17[41][92][93] Churchill July 11 Lightning 23,344 acres (9,447 ha; 36.475 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Fallon in land in accessible to the BLM.
Long Valley[41][94][87] Washoe, Lassen (CA) July 11 Unknown 83,593 acres (33,829 ha; 130.614 sq mi)[b] 0 0/0 Burned 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Doyle, California and prompted voluntary evacuations for the Rancho Haven community and Sutcliffe. Closed part of State Route 445.
Roosters Comb[41][95] Elko, Eureka, Lander July 8 Lightning 218,380 acres (88,380 ha; 341.22 sq mi) 1 0/0 Burned north of Battle Mountain. Prompted evacuations around Hollister mine and impacted mining operations at several other gold mines.
Fire on July 11
Tabor Flats[41] Elko July 7 Lightning 25,387 acres (10,274 ha; 39.667 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned along Interstate 80.
Draw[41][96][97] Churchill July 6 Lightning 27,485 acres (11,123 ha; 42.945 sq mi) 0 0/0 Closed U.S. 50 and prompted evacuations and threatened structures near Cold Springs.
Helicopter dropping water on July 10
Dry Gulch[98] Elko July 4 Lightning 64,000 acres (26,000 ha; 100 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned southeast of Jackpot.
Truckee[41][99][100] Churchill, Storey, Washoe July 3 Human 98,960 acres (40,050 ha; 154.63 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 10 miles (16 km) north of Fernley along the Truckee River. Prompted evacuations along Duffy Road.
Aerial view
Earthstone[101] Washoe July 3 Human 41,454 acres (16,776 ha; 64.772 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Wadsworth and prompted evacuations.
View of the fire
Limerick[41][102][103] Pershing July 3 Human 14,592 acres (5,905 ha; 22.800 sq mi) 3 0/0 Burned 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Lovelock in the Humboldt Range. Restoration efforts occurred as late as November 2018.
Fire on July 3
Cole Creek[104] Elko June 26 Lightning 6,509 acres (2,634 ha; 10.170 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 12 miles (19 km) south of Carlin.
Trinity[41] Pershing June 19 Lightning 8,899 acres (3,601 ha; 13.905 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned mostly on BLM lands.
Poker Brown[105] Pershing June 19 Lightning 15,537 acres (6,288 ha; 24.277 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Rye Patch Reservoir.
Hollywood[41][106] Washoe June 18 Lightning 5,298 acres (2,144 ha; 8.278 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned southeast of Pyramid Lake.
2016 Little Valley[107][108][109] Washoe October 14 Escaped prescribed burn 2,291 acres (927 ha; 3.580 sq mi) 23 main
17 outbuildings		 0/4[h] Burned in Washoe Valley. Prompted evacuations throughout the area. Lawsuit filed against the State of Nevada resulted in a $25 million settlement, with suppression efforts costing $4 million.
Map on October 17
Maggie[41][110] Elko, Eureka August 31 Lightning 9,367 acres (3,791 ha; 14.636 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 18 miles (29 km) north of Carlin.
Izzenhood[41][111] Lander August 17 Lightning 6,542 acres (2,647 ha; 10.222 sq mi) 0 0/0 Threatened structures 25 miles (40 km) north of Battle Mountain.
Monroe[112] Humboldt August 15 Lightning 11,240 acres (4,550 ha; 17.56 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Winnemucca and threatened sage grouse habitat.
Overland[41] White Pine August 7 Unknown 7,693 acres (3,113 ha; 12.020 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned just south of Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
Poodle[41][113] Washoe July 29 Lightning 6,553 acres (2,652 ha; 10.239 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned in Poodle Mountain Wilderness Study Area.
Anderson[41][114] Washoe July 29 Lightning 16,284 acres (6,590 ha; 25.444 sq mi) 0 0/0 Part of the Virginia Mountains Complex. Burned near Anderson Ridge.
Fire on July 30
Tule[41][115][116][117] Washoe July 27 Lightning 36,142 acres (14,626 ha; 56.472 sq mi) 7 0/0 Part of the Virginia Mountains Complex. Prompted evacuations for Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation and Sutcliffe.
Burnout operation
Hot Pot[41][118][119] Elko, Humboldt, Lander July 2 Lightning 122,390 acres (49,530 ha; 191.23 sq mi) 9 0/0 Burned 35 miles (56 km) north of Battle Mountain.
Satellite view on July 3
Horseshoe[41][120] Churchill June 27 Lightning 6,824 acres (2,762 ha; 10.663 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned in Edwards Creek Valley.
2015 Diamond[41] Eureka, White Pine September 13 Lightning 7,116 acres (2,880 ha; 11.119 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned on BLM land.
2014 Lages[41][121][122] White Pine July 3 Lightning 9,100 acres (3,700 ha; 14.2 sq mi) 0 0/0 Burned 60 miles (97 km) north of Ely.
Smoke on July 6
Middle Ridge[41][123][124] Lincoln, Washington (UT) June 30 Lightning 11,269 acres (4,560 ha; 17.608 sq mi)[f] 0 0/0 Part of the MGC Complex. Closed Beaver Dam State Park.
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Fatalities from a mid-air tanker collision
  2. [b]
    Includes area burned in California
  3. [c]
    Firefighter who received minor burns
  4. [d]
    Three injuries were from passengers and the pilot of the helicopter that crashed and two injuries were firefighters whose fire engine burned over
  5. [e]
    Firefighter who received minor burns
  6. [f]
    Includes area burned in Utah
  7. [g]
    Firefighter received a minor injury
  8. [h]
    Four firefighters received minor injuries from smoke inhalation

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