New Pass Fire
The New Pass Fire was reported on July 26, 2026 in Churchill County, Nevada and burned 37,899 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 37,899 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 114
Map
Perimeter mapped August 6, 2026 at 6:49 AM PDT, 37,899 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.699, -117.487.
The incident
- Size
- 37,899 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2026 at 8:20 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 30 Miles NW from Austin, NV
- County
- Churchill County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Austin
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 114
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,705,901
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVCCD-030614
- IRWIN identifier
- 2F99B774-3E9B-4C4B-BED5-B40AD9F94602
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 28, 2026 (16,632 acres) to August 6, 2026 (37,899 acres). The largest one-day growth was 10,410 acres, mapped July 29, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2026 | 16,632 | |
| July 29, 2026 | 27,042 | +10,410 |
| July 30, 2026 | 29,867 | +2,825 |
| July 31, 2026 | 30,894 | +1,027 |
| August 2, 2026 | 31,613 | +719 |
| August 3, 2026 | 33,895 | +2,282 |
| August 4, 2026 | 35,635 | +1,740 |
| August 5, 2026 | 37,899 | +2,264 |
| August 6, 2026 | 37,899 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lovelock, 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 August 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVCCD-030614.