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Live wildfire tracking around Carson City: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.
Live risk assessment for Carson City, NV
No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.
There are currently 69 active fires within 300 miles of Carson City, NV, including 1 within 25 miles and 12 within 100 miles. None are inside Carson City city limits. The most significant is the Bug fire, 42 miles away at 44,304 acres, 3% contained. The National Weather Service has 1 active alert covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 29).
House pin: Carson City, NV. Bold outline: Carson City city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.
Fire Weather Watch issued August 11 at 10:19AM PDT until August 13 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
Surprise Valley California; Western Lassen, Eastern Plumas, and Eastern Sierra Counties; Greater Lake Tahoe and Truckee Area; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Wa…
Read full alert at weather.govSource: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.
So far in 2026, 447 acres have burned within 25 miles of Carson City, 7% of the 6.6K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.
| Fire | State | County | Distance | Size | Contained | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Fire | NV | Washoe | 22 mi | 7.6 acres | - | 42 hours ago |
| Bug Fire | CA | Lassen | 42 mi | 44,304 acres | 3% | 5 hours ago |
| Fred Mt Fire | NV | Washoe | 42 mi | 3,482 acres | 0% | 17 hours ago |
| Elephant Fire | CA | Plumas | 44 mi | 13,930 acres | 100% | 3 days ago |
| Stallion Fire | NV | Washoe | 48 mi | 20,065 acres | - | 11 min ago |
| Rocky Fire | CA | Alpine | 51 mi | 1.2 acres | - | 15 hours ago |
| Woods Fire | CA | Alpine | 52 mi | 15 acres | - | 14 hours ago |
| Flat Fire | CA | Nevada | 61 mi | 0.0 acres | - | 26 hours ago |
| Hawk Fire | CA | El Dorado | 61 mi | 45 acres | 50% | 30 min ago |
| Chute Fire | CA | Yuba | 75 mi | 162 acres | 95% | 4 days ago |
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