Fred Mt Fire (NV)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- Washoe County
- Cause
- Human
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Spanning 1,400 acres in Washoe, Nevada, the human-caused Fred Mt Fire remains active under a Type 3 Incident management. Satellites have registered 82 heat detections near the perimeter over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread across private land since the fire started on August 9, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader wildfire landscape shows 2,761,076 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 50 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Nevada for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 1,400 acres — about 5.7 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 2,799,726 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 49% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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