Nevada wildfires

Blue Eagle Fire

ContainedChurchill County, Nevada2026Wildfire

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.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Lovelock

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.

DayAcresChange
August 26, 20264,064
August 27, 20269,022+4,958
August 29, 20269,218+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.