Quartz Fire
The Quartz Fire was reported on May 23, 2026 in Pershing County, Nevada and burned 2,448 acres. It was declared out on June 6, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,448 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped July 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM PDT, 2,448 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.710, -118.005.
The incident
- Size
- 2,448 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 23, 2026 at 10:58 AM PDT
- Contained
- May 27, 2026 at 9:30 AM PDT
- Controlled
- May 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM PDT
- Declared out
- June 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 30 Miles SW from Winnemucca, NV
- County
- Pershing County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,070,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVPERX-020191
- IRWIN identifier
- 79662F7E-8C61-42ED-83EF-137D631E54C9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winnemucca, 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 July 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVPERX-020191.