Antelope Creek Fire (NV)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 25 Miles N from Dunphy, NV
- Personnel
- 65
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Active, Flanking, Backing
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
Burning across federal short grass fuels in Elko County, the active Antelope Creek Fire has expanded to 6,500 acres twenty-five miles north of Dunphy, Nevada. Fire behavior currently involves active, flanking, and backing movement, with 16 NASA FIRMS heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours highlighting the extent of the spread.
Led by a Type 4 Incident Command under the Bureau of Land Management, 65 personnel are assigned to the incident, which has accumulated costs of $5,000,000 while remaining zero percent contained since its start on August 2, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows 2,528,284 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 54% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Nevada for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 6,500 acres — about 26 km². Crews report no containment yet, so the fire can still spread.
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 2,528,284 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 54% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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