Kane Springs Fire (NV)
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 17 Miles SW from Caliente, NV
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 1
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Creeping, Backing
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
After burning for 29 days and expanding at an average rate of approximately 588 acres per day, the Kane Springs Fire has reached full containment. Located 17 miles southwest of Caliente, Nevada, in Lincoln County, the blaze scorched a total of 17,042 acres of federal land managed by the BLM.
The incident, which was sparked by natural causes on June 17, 2026, is now classified as a Type 5 incident with minimal activity, characterized by creeping and backing behavior through short grass. Suppression efforts for the fire, which incurred a total cost of $6.1 million, have been scaled back to a single personnel member.
In context
This wildfire burned in Nevada for 55 days. In total it burned about 17,042 acres — around 69 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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