Bull Fire

Perimeter mapped October 2, 2026 at 5:54 PM PDT, 1,274 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 39.539, -119.988.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Verdi

Size

1,274 acres

Containment

0%

Discovered

October 2, 2026 at 10:57 AM PDT

Cause

Human

Location

15 Miles W from Reno, NV

County

Washoe County

State

Nevada

Nearest city reported

Reno

Protecting agency

C&L

Land ownership at origin

Private

Personnel assigned

274

Incident management

Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident

Primary fuel

Timber (Grass and Understory)

Estimated cost to date

$500,000

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-NVTMFX-030869

IRWIN identifier

51528708-A49A-42FA-8855-C13CE748EC08

• Wind up to 5 mph from the southeast
• Relative humidity as low as 16%
• High of 84°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Verdi, NV

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts drew heavy smoke over the fire’s origin in satellite imagery today (Fri, 1:00 PM PDT to Fri, 4:30 PM PDT).

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 10.2 µg/m³ around Sat, 3:00 PM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Verdi, NV1 mile south of the fire’s origin
• Mogul, NV4 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Reno, NV9 miles east of the fire’s origin
• Cold Springs, NV10 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Golden Valley, NV10 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Lemmon Valley, NV10 miles northeast of the fire’s origin