Juniper Ridge Fire
The Juniper Ridge Fire was reported on August 24, 2026 in Humboldt County, Nevada and burned 778 acres. It was fully contained on August 28, 2026.
- Size
- 778 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026
- Personnel
- 45
Map
Perimeter mapped August 27, 2026 at 10:39 AM PDT, 778 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.938, -117.600.
The incident
- Size
- 778 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026 at 6:31 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 10 Miles NE from Winnemucca, NV
- County
- Humboldt County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 45
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $820,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVWID-020599
- IRWIN identifier
- 955EB892-D819-4DE7-8ED0-B3A00E42C50A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winnemucca, 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 September 17, 2026 at 7:33 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVWID-020599.