McConnell Fire

Situation Summary

Automated summary generated: Oct 15, 2026 20:05 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.

The McConnell wildfire, located in Humboldt County, Nevada, was first discovered on August 25, 2026, and is caused by natural factors under the jurisdiction of the BLM. The fire rapidly expanded from an initial 500 acres to 33,726 acres by September 3, reaching 58% containment with 431 personnel deployed. Over the following weeks, containment steadily increased, with the fire size plateauing at 33,816 acres by October 8 and containment reaching 99% by October 6. By October 12, the fire was fully contained at 100% with 15 personnel on the scene, and the estimated cost had risen to $12,050,000. The fire behavior evolved from active, flanking, and uphill runs to moderate creeping and finally minimal creeping with occasional torching as containment progressed.

Official source description: 3 Miles E from Orovada, NV

Recorded Fire Progression

Historical observations from incident reports, not a live forecast. Acreage and containment can decrease when agencies correct their estimates.

Latest available source report: Oct 12, 2026 21:17 UTC. This is the report date, not confirmation of current fire conditions.

Reported acreage increased by 33,316 acres between the first and last available acreage measurements. Recorded containment rose by 100.0 percentage points, from 0.0% (Aug 26, 2026) to 100.0% (Oct 12, 2026), using the first and last reports with a known containment value.

Reported changes over time

Showing 12 representative changes from 29 distinct recorded measurements, including the first and last distinct measurements. The latest source report date is shown above, even when measurements have not changed.