Jones Flat Fire
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.
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.