Fred Mt Fire
The Fred Mt Fire was reported on August 9, 2026 in Washoe County, Nevada and burned 3,482 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,482 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2026
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 39.763, -119.849.
The incident
- Size
- 3,482 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2026 at 10:33 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 9 Miles N from Lemmon Valley, NV
- County
- Washoe County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Lemmon Valley
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVTMFX-030694
- IRWIN identifier
- 9214ED4C-46DF-4430-B780-5AF36FB92BD9
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 9, 2026 (1,393 acres) to August 11, 2026 (3,482 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,089 acres, mapped August 10, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2026 | 1,393 | |
| August 10, 2026 | 3,482 | +2,089 |
| August 11, 2026 | 3,482 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lemmon Valley, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lemmon Valley, NV9 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Cold Springs, NV9 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Golden Valley, NV10 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Spanish Springs, NV11 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sun Valley, NV12 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Reno, NV16 miles south 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 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVTMFX-030694.