Nevada wildfires

Kane Springs Fire

OutLincoln County, Nevada2026Wildfire

The Kane Springs Fire was reported on June 17, 2026 in Lincoln County, Nevada and burned 17,042 acres. It was declared out on August 28, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
17,042 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
June 17, 2026
Personnel
1

Map

Perimeter mapped September 21, 2026 at 3:19 PM PDT, 17,042 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 37.284, -114.630.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Caliente

The incident

Size
17,042 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
June 17, 2026 at 11:39 AM PDT
Contained
July 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM PDT
Controlled
July 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT
Declared out
August 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT
Cause
Natural
Location
17 Miles SW from Caliente, NV
County
Lincoln County
State
Nevada
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
BLM
Land ownership at origin
BLM
Personnel assigned
1
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Estimated cost to date
$6,100,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-NVELD-040107
IRWIN identifier
6CE01911-1146-4307-AAC9-12809B77CC22

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 18, 2026 (5,724 acres) to September 21, 2026 (17,042 acres). The largest one-day growth was 5,539 acres, mapped June 21, 2026.

DayAcresChange
June 18, 20265,724
June 19, 20266,909+1,185
June 21, 202612,448+5,539
June 22, 202614,359+1,911
June 23, 202616,104+1,745
June 24, 202617,036+932
June 25, 202617,042+6
June 26, 202617,0420
September 21, 202617,0420

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Caliente, 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 21, 2026 at 3:19 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVELD-040107.