S-3 Table Fire (Nevada)
Started on Aug 24, 2026.
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 15 Miles NE from Vya, NV
- Personnel
- 19
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across private land 15 miles northeast of Vya in Washoe County, Nevada, the S-3 Table Fire has now been active for four days, averaging approximately 55 acres of daily growth to reach a total of 220 acres. Despite this trajectory, fire behavior on the incident is currently minimal within two-foot brush fuel, allowing crews to achieve 90 percent containment.
A Type 3 Incident managed by a Type 3 IC, the fire is being addressed by 19 personnel with operations totaling $250,000 in costs. The incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October, and arrives amidst a broader national context where 3,102,331 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 43 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Nevada for 5 days. In total it burned about 220 acres — around 0.9 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 3,216,670 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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