California Creek Fire (Nevada)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 1 Miles SE from Mountain City, NV
- Personnel
- 52
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Backing
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across private land in Elko County, the California Creek Fire near Mountain City, Nevada, has achieved full containment after scorching 984 acres. Over its two days of burning, the incident saw an average daily growth of approximately 492 acres per day before fire behavior moderated to minimal, smoldering, and backing conditions in short grass fuels.
Operations on the Type 4 incident were managed by a Type 4 Incident Commander directing 52 personnel. The firefighting effort accumulated a total cost of $170,000 as crews successfully secured the perimeter of the blaze, which started on August 25, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. On a broader scale, the country has experienced 3,102,331 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that tracks 43% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Nevada for 3 days. In total it burned about 984 acres — around 4.0 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 3,185,593 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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