Master Fire
The Master Fire was reported on August 23, 2026 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 446 acres. It was fully contained on August 26, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 446 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped August 24, 2026 at 7:43 AM PDT, 446 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.106, -115.203.
The incident
- Size
- 446 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2026 at 5:16 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 Miles SW from Deeth, NV
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVECFX-010499
- IRWIN identifier
- 9DE4D024-F7D1-4A68-9645-25E818BFDD96
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wells, 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 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVECFX-010499.