Secret Pass Fire (Nevada)
Started on Jul 26, 2026.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 30 Miles E from Elko, NV
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 3
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Isolated Torching
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning for nine days across 3,300 acres of private timberland in Elko County, Nevada, the Secret Pass Fire near Elko has achieved 98 percent containment with an average daily growth of approximately 367 acres per day. Fire behavior is currently characterized as minimal, smoldering, and showing isolated torching within the litter and understory fuels.
A Type 5 Incident managed by a Type 5 Incident Commander is overseeing the remaining operations with a dedicated force of four personnel. The natural-caused blaze has accumulated $4,100,000 in costs as crews secure the perimeter.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows 2,528,284 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 54 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Nevada for 11 days. In total it burned about 3,300 acres — around 13 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 3,207,126 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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