California Creek Fire
The California Creek Fire was reported on August 24, 2026 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 984 acres. It was fully contained on August 27, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 984 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026
- Personnel
- 52
Map
Perimeter mapped August 27, 2026 at 10:41 AM PDT, 667 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.826, -115.938.
The incident
- Size
- 984 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026 at 6:37 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 27, 2026 at 5:55 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 28, 2026 at 1:40 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 1 Miles SE from Mountain City, NV
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Mountain City
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 52
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $170,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVHTF-010537
- IRWIN identifier
- 1ABAFC40-B386-4ACF-84A5-E6783789D179
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Owyhee, 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 28, 2026 at 6:31 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVHTF-010537.