Blue Eagle Fire
The Blue Eagle Fire was reported on August 25, 2026 in Churchill County, Nevada and burned 9,218 acres. It was fully contained on September 6, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 9,218 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2026
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeter mapped August 29, 2026 at 1:17 PM PDT, 9,218 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.752, -117.693.
The incident
- Size
- 9,218 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2026 at 10:45 AM PDT
- Contained
- September 6, 2026 at 1:26 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 28 Miles NW from Austin, NV
- County
- Churchill County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Fallon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,802,024
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVCCD-030758
- IRWIN identifier
- 9FED5F59-D007-43AA-82A4-0D6632A205E8
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 26, 2026 (4,064 acres) to August 29, 2026 (9,218 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,958 acres, mapped August 27, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2026 | 4,064 | |
| August 27, 2026 | 9,022 | +4,958 |
| August 29, 2026 | 9,218 | +196 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lovelock, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 September 10, 2026 at 11:05 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVCCD-030758.