Forleen Fire
The Forleen Fire was reported on August 24, 2026 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 667 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 667 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026
- Personnel
- 25
Map
Perimeter mapped August 26, 2026 at 9:22 AM PDT, 667 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.445, -115.036.
The incident
- Size
- 667 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026 at 12:31 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 23 Miles N from Wells, NV
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 25
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $450,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVEKD-010519
- IRWIN identifier
- 81326DD3-BF0A-4180-B245-BA510F4B5B7B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 25, 2026 (633 acres) to August 26, 2026 (667 acres). The largest one-day growth was 34 acres, mapped August 26, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2026 | 633 | |
| August 26, 2026 | 667 | +34 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wells, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Wells, NV23 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Jackpot, NV42 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Elko, NV57 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Spring Creek, NV57 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- West Wendover, NV70 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Wendover, UT71 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
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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 31, 2026 at 4:42 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVEKD-010519.