White River Fire
The White River Fire was reported on July 28, 2026 in White Pine County, Nevada and burned 277 acres. It was declared out on August 14, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 277 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 28, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 1, 2026 at 8:23 AM PDT, 278 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 38.860, -115.194.
The incident
- Size
- 277 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 28, 2026 at 3:06 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 31, 2026 at 6:54 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- White Pine County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVELD-040291
- IRWIN identifier
- 9A036DF2-782B-4950-A52F-55A4361B5A08
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ely, 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 16, 2026 at 8:59 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVELD-040291.