Mcconnell Fire
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Humboldt County, Nevada · Discovered August 25, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 5 hours ago · Perimeter mapped 5 hours ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Mcconnell Fire
The Mcconnell Fire fire has burned 33,816 acres in Humboldt County, Nevada. Crews have reached 99% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 3 mph toward the SW, with gusts to 4 mph. Air quality near the fire is moderate (AQI 51). 16 personnel are assigned to the incident.
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Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
just now · October 10, 2026Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
just now · October 10, 2026Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
9 hours ago · October 9, 2026Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
9 hours ago · October 9, 2026Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
9 hours ago · October 9, 2026Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
9 hours ago · October 9, 2026Containment rose to 99%
18 days ago · September 21, 2026Grew 205 acres in 8 days to 33,767 acres
18 days ago · September 21, 2026Containment rose to 91%
26 days ago · September 13, 2026New perimeter mapped at 33,652 acres (national perimeter feed)
26 days ago · September 13, 2026Containment rose to 81%
36 days ago · September 4, 2026Grew 380 acres in 47 hours to 33,231 acres
36 days ago · September 4, 2026Containment rose to 58%
37 days ago · September 3, 2026Containment rose to 46%
38 days ago · September 2, 2026Grew 283 acres in 48 hours to 32,851 acres
38 days ago · September 2, 2026Containment rose to 36%
40 days ago · August 31, 2026Grew 399 acres in 24 hours to 32,568 acres
40 days ago · August 31, 2026Grew 12,169 acres in 25 hours to 32,169 acres
41 days ago · August 30, 2026Grew 5,000 acres in 19 hours to 20,000 acres
42 days ago · August 29, 2026Grew 5,000 acres in 4 hours to 15,000 acres
43 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 3,500 acres in 6 hours to 10,000 acres
43 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 1,500 acres in 18 hours to 6,500 acres
43 days ago · August 27, 2026Containment rose to 10%
44 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 3,900 acres in 23 hours to 5,000 acres
44 days ago · August 27, 2026Containment dropped to 0% (from 91%)
45 days ago · August 26, 2026Grew 600 acres in about an hour to 1,100 acres
45 days ago · August 26, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 500 acres
45 days ago · August 26, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/6/2026, 12:13:46 AM | 33,816 acres | 99% |
| 10/3/2026, 12:19:23 AM | 33,772 acres | 99% |
| 9/22/2026, 11:43:50 PM | 33,762 acres | 99% |
| 9/21/2026, 11:43:45 PM | 33,767 acres | 99% |
| 9/17/2026, 11:49:39 PM | 33,652 acres | 91% |
| 9/13/2026, 11:45:45 PM | 33,562 acres | 91% |
| 9/13/2026, 12:06:49 AM | 33,271 acres | 85% |
| 9/10/2026, 12:01:30 AM | 33,243 acres | 85% |
| 9/8/2026, 11:41:28 PM | 33,243 acres | 83% |
| 9/7/2026, 11:31:02 PM | 33,241 acres | 83% |
| 9/5/2026, 11:07:45 PM | 33,231 acres | 83% |
| 9/4/2026, 12:04:18 AM | 33,231 acres | 81% |
| 9/3/2026, 12:19:21 AM | 32,926 acres | 58% |
| 9/2/2026, 1:18:02 AM | 32,851 acres | 46% |
| 8/31/2026, 11:01:36 PM | 32,648 acres | 40% |
| 8/31/2026, 1:02:20 AM | 32,568 acres | 36% |
| 8/30/2026, 12:51:56 AM | 32,169 acres | 13% |
| 8/29/2026, 12:18:55 AM | 20,000 acres | 10% |
| 8/28/2026, 4:59:04 AM | 15,000 acres | 10% |
| 8/28/2026, 1:00:21 AM | 10,000 acres | 10% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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