Parsnip Peak Fire (NV)
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 18 Miles NW from Pioche, NV
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 5
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
After burning for 23 days and expanding at an average rate of 98 acres per day, the Parsnip Peak Fire has officially reached 100% containment. Located 18 miles northwest of Pioche in Lincoln County, Nevada, the blaze scorched 2,264 acres of federal timberland. The incident, which began on June 25 due to natural causes, is now classified as a Type 5 incident.
Current fire behavior is reported as minimal and smoldering, with a small crew of five personnel managing the final stages of the operation. The total cost to suppress the fire reached $1.8 million under the management of a Type 5 Incident Commander and the Bureau of Land Management.
In context
This wildfire burned in Nevada for 47 days. In total it burned about 2,264 acres — around 9.2 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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