Nevada wildfires

Jones Flat Fire

ContainedElko County, Nevada2026Wildfire

The Jones Flat Fire was reported on August 24, 2026 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 229 acres. It was fully contained on August 25, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
229 acres
Contained
Not reported
Discovered
August 24, 2026

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 41.876, -116.028.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Owyhee

The incident

Size
229 acres
Containment
Not reported
Discovered
August 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM PDT
Contained
August 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT
Controlled
August 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT
Cause
Natural
County
Elko County
State
Nevada
Protecting agency
TRIBE
Jurisdiction
BIA
Land ownership at origin
BIA
Incident management
Type 3 Incident
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-NVDVT-010534
IRWIN identifier
2507E7CC-A632-40BE-87A9-0F9018789650

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Owyhee, 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 4, 2026 at 1:11 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVDVT-010534.