This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
The 18 Mile wildfire burned 1,326 acres near Elko, Nevada, starting July 12, 2026, and is now fully contained. Homes in the area faced direct fire damage during the blaze.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 1,326 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Natural
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Elko, Nevada), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Elko, Nevada · ≈ 2.1 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 1,326 acres ±0 100% contained
- 1,326 acres ±0 100% contained
- 1,326 acres ±0 100% contained
- 1,326 acres ±0 100% contained
- 1,326 acres ±0 100% contained
- 1,326 acres ±0 90% contained
- 1,326 acres ±0 50% contained
- 1,326 acres ±0 40% contained
Show 3 earlier observations
- 1,326 acres ±0 40% contained
- 1,326 acres ±0 10% contained
- 1,326 acres 0% contained
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Forecast discussion NWS LKN
Area Forecast Discussion
A few slow-moving thunderstorms possible Tuesday afternoon across Eastern and Central Nevada, with some storms potentially producing up to 0.25 inches of rain.
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000 FXUS65 KLKN 111916 AFDLKN
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 1216 PM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
* A few strong thunderstorms possible in parts of Eastern and Central Nevada Tuesday afternoon
* Monsoon weather pattern for Central and Eastern Nevada expected to persist through the week
* Gradual cooling trend through Friday
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.DISCUSSION... (This evening through next Monday)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW:
Upper level ridge of high pressure has finally started it eastward slide as an approaching upper level trough digs across the Pacific NW into California. In between these two features southerly flow will continue to bring monsoonal moisture over the silver state. Tuesday afternoon will have a 20% to 30% chance for thunderstorms mainly along the US 50 corridor. These storms will again be slow moving, allowing longer residence time over a given area, meaning higher chances for rain to reach the ground given the dry surface layer as wet storms may produce up to 0.25 or more of rain. Still there will be a few dry thunderstorms that do form especially as storms first form each afternoon, with an elevated risk for ground lightning strikes causing…
- News mountainhomenews
Local Wildfire Updates & Photos; Evacuation Levels Explained
- News dailydispatch.com
MP-18 Fire burns over 1,300 acres in Northern California; evacuation warnings issued
- Federal declaration FEMA
Fire Management Assistance declaration: BUG FIRE (Nevada)
FEMA FM-5663 — Fire, declared 2026-08-08.
Show 5 earlier updates
- Watch Duty News
- e-KNOW.ca News
- kolotv.com News
- KOLO | 8 News Now News
- InciWeb Incident update
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.