Grapevine Fire (NV)
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 10 Miles SE from Caliente, NV
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 11
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Creeping
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
After burning for 31 days and expanding at an average rate of 854 acres per day, the Grapevine Fire near Caliente, Nevada, has reached full containment. The blaze, which scorched 26,464 acres of federal timber, grass, and understory, is now classified as a Type 3 incident.
With 11 personnel currently managing the site, the fire behavior has subsided to minimal smoldering and creeping. The natural-start fire, managed by the BLM, incurred a total cost of $25,581,789.95 throughout its month-long duration in Lincoln County.
In context
This wildfire burned in Nevada for 44 days. In total it burned about 26,464 acres — around 107 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 3,021,962 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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