Blue Eagle Fire (Nevada)
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- Churchill County
- Cause
- Natural
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
Burning across Churchill, Nevada, the active Blue Eagle Fire has expanded to 4,000 acres since igniting on August 25, 2026. Sparked naturally on federal land managed by the BLM, the incident is generating noticeable activity, with 26 heat detections picked up by NASA FIRMS satellites over the past 48 hours.
This blaze unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 3,068,903 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 44% below the two-decade average. Local conditions remain typical for the region's established fire season, which traditionally runs from June to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Nevada for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 4,000 acres — about 16 km².
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 3,068,903 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 44% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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