Kane Springs Fire

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

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

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.

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Caliente, NV covers the area today.

• Caliente, NV24 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Alamo, NV30 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Moapa Town, NV42 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Bunkerville, NV45 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Mesquite, NV45 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Pioche, NV46 miles north of the fire’s origin