Sombrero Fire
The Sombrero Fire was reported on August 24, 2026 in Humboldt County, Nevada and burned 19,204 acres. It was fully contained on August 27, 2026.
- Size
- 19,204 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026
- Personnel
- 36
Map
Perimeter mapped August 28, 2026 at 8:48 PM PDT, 19,184 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.136, -118.048.
The incident
- Size
- 19,204 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 27, 2026 at 7:05 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 28, 2026 at 11:26 AM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 25 Miles NW from Winnemucca, NV
- County
- Humboldt County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 36
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVWID-020597
- IRWIN identifier
- 4BB7E5F4-34C1-4CC0-9928-6ABC539CD8D4
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 25, 2026 (7,686 acres) to August 28, 2026 (19,184 acres). The largest one-day growth was 11,499 acres, mapped August 28, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2026 | 7,686 | |
| August 28, 2026 | 19,184 | +11,498 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winnemucca, 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 28, 2026 at 4:42 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVWID-020597.