Ward Fire
The Ward Fire was reported on July 31, 2026 in White Pine County, Nevada and burned 8,683 acres. It was fully contained on August 20, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,683 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped August 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM PDT, 8,683 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.103, -114.895.
The incident
- Size
- 8,683 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2026 at 9:30 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 24, 2026 at 12:10 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 6 Miles S from Ely, NV
- County
- White Pine County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest city reported
- Ely, NV
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $14,600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVHTF-040303
- IRWIN identifier
- 21AB97F4-82F1-4569-9FF4-4A716C703575
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 31, 2026 (875 acres) to August 9, 2026 (8,683 acres). The largest one-day growth was 8,728 acres, mapped August 4, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | 875 | |
| August 1, 2026 | 3,770 | +2,895 |
| August 2, 2026 | 5,717 | +1,947 |
| August 3, 2026 | 53 | -5,664 |
| August 4, 2026 | 8,782 | +8,729 |
| August 8, 2026 | 8,775 | -7 |
| August 9, 2026 | 8,683 | -92 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ely, 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 September 11, 2026 at 10:48 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVHTF-040303.