Ruby Fire
The Ruby Fire was reported on August 8, 2026 in Douglas County, Nevada and burned 143 acres. It was fully contained on August 10, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 143 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 8, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM PDT, 143 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 38.859, -119.566.
The incident
- Size
- 143 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 8, 2026 at 9:39 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 10, 2026 at 8:57 AM PDT
- Controlled
- August 11, 2026 at 12:26 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Douglas County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVEFKX-030688
- IRWIN identifier
- F7043C41-3D50-4348-BE3E-384AF182D3BD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Carter Springs, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Carter Springs, NV4 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Topaz Ranch Estates, NV9 miles south of the fire’s origin
- East Valley, NV9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Gardnerville Ranchos, NV10 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Gardnerville, NV11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Minden, NV13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 11, 2026 at 12:29 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVEFKX-030688.