Forleen 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
- 23 Miles N from Wells, NV
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 25
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Creeping
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
Burning across Elko County, the natural-caused Forleen Fire has reached full containment at 667 acres after spending 10 days active in brush averaging two feet in height. Located 23 miles north of Wells, Nevada, the incident maintained an average daily growth of approximately 67 acres per day during its run on federal land managed by the BLM. Fire behavior was recently observed as minimal, smoldering, and creeping.
Suppression efforts involved 25 personnel operating under a Type 3 Incident designation and Type 4 Incident Commander management, accumulating a total cost of $450,000. This incident falls within a regional fire season that typically spans from June to October. Across the broader national landscape, 3,172,718 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Nevada for 15 days. So far it has affected roughly 667 acres — about 2.7 km². The perimeter is 100% contained.
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 3,188,211 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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