Antelope Creek Fire
The Antelope Creek Fire was reported on August 2, 2026 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 6,282 acres. It was fully contained on August 5, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 6,282 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2026
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped August 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM PDT, 6,282 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.049, -116.544.
The incident
- Size
- 6,282 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2026 at 8:47 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 25 Miles N from Dunphy, NV
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVEKD-010378
- IRWIN identifier
- AA0C5BE8-C311-4293-94B8-DBC0BBA38569
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Carlin, NV covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated August 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVEKD-010378.