Shyster Fire
The Shyster Fire was reported on June 20, 2026 in Humboldt County, Nevada and burned 2,186 acres. It was declared out on July 2, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,186 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2026
- Personnel
- 42
Map
Perimeter mapped September 15, 2026 at 8:09 AM PDT, 2,186 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.859, -118.575.
The incident
- Size
- 2,186 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2026 at 12:12 PM PDT
- Contained
- June 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- June 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- July 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 Miles S from Denio, NV
- County
- Humboldt County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Denio
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 42
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVWID-020281
- IRWIN identifier
- 6314756C-173B-4DDD-99AB-E05D50199B73
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 September 15, 2026 at 8:08 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVWID-020281.