Stallion Fire, Nixon, Nevada (2026)

This fire in numbers19 days

16,467Hectares40,691Acres19Days it lasted

Containment98%

Started on Aug 10, 2026.

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Quick facts

Location: 10 miles west of Nixon, NV
Cause: Human
People working on it: 15 people
Complexity: Type 3 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
What's burning: Short Grass (1 foot)
How it's behaving: Minimal, Single Tree TorchingSmoldering — Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.
Jurisdiction: Private land

Glossary: what each term means

Minimal

Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.

Smoldering

Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.

Creeping

Moves slowly, hugging the ground.

Moderate

Spreads with low, steady flames.

Active

Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.

Extreme

Fast and unpredictable.

Running

Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.

Flanking

Grows along the sides, not head-on.

Backing

Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.

Crowning

Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.

Short Crown Runs

Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.

Torching

Whole trees flaring up like torches.

Isolated Torching

Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.

Group Torching

Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.

Spotting

Wind carries embers through the air and starts new fires ahead of the front: that is how a fire jumps a road or a firebreak.

Wind Driven Runs

The wind pushes it in long runs in one direction.

The ones marked ● are the behaviors that make a fire harder to stop. They are not a warning or an instruction: they are the description written by the agency in charge. For decisions, always follow your emergency services.

Burning across 40,691 acres of private land in Washoe County, Nevada, the human-caused Stallion Fire has been active for 12 days since igniting on August 10, 2026, maintaining an aggressive average growth rate of approximately 3,391 acres per day. Located 10 miles west of Nixon, the incident is currently managed by a Type 3 Incident Command structure utilizing 27 personnel, bringing the blaze to 98 percent containment.

Current fire behavior is reported as minimal and smoldering with occasional single tree torching, consuming short grass fuels standing about one foot tall. Despite the steady spread over nearly two weeks, suppression efforts have accumulated a total cost of $4,584,000 as crews work to secure the remaining perimeter within the typical June to October regional fire season.

This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 2,970,412 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 46 percent below the two-decade average.