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New Pass Fire

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High significance Active 100% contained Churchill, Nevada · Last updated · source: NASA EONET

The New Pass fire burned 37,899 acres near Churchill, Nevada, before containment was achieved on July 26, 2026. Homes in the affected area faced exposure to direct flame and heat damage.

Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.

Type
Wildfires
Official size
37,899 acres
Containment
100%
Cause
Natural
Began
Status
Ongoing

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Affected area map

The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Churchill, 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

Churchill, Nevada · ≈ 59 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.

View the timeline — how the reported area changed

Official size & containment

Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.

  1. 37,899 acres ±0 100% contained
  2. 37,899 acres ±0 92% contained
  3. 37,899 acres ±0 86% contained
  4. 37,899 acres ±0 81% contained
  5. 37,899 acres ±0 81% contained
  6. 37,899 acres ±0 75% contained
  7. 37,899 acres ±0 75% contained
  8. 37,899 acres ±0 75% contained
Show 26 earlier observations
  1. 37,899 acres +2,265 60% contained
  2. 35,634 acres ±0 60% contained
  3. 35,634 acres ±0 43% contained
  4. 35,634 acres ±0 43% contained
  5. 35,634 acres +1,740 43% contained
  6. 33,894 acres +2,281 42% contained
  7. 31,613 acres ±0 42% contained
  8. 31,613 acres ±0 42% contained
  9. 31,613 acres ±0 42% contained
  10. 31,613 acres +719 42% contained
  11. 30,894 acres ±0 43% contained
  12. 30,894 acres ±0 24% contained
  13. 30,894 acres ±0 24% contained
  14. 30,894 acres +3,247 24% contained
  15. 27,647 acres ±0 15% contained
  16. 27,647 acres +9,933 15% contained
  17. 17,714 acres ±0 15% contained
  18. 17,714 acres ±0 15% contained
  19. 17,714 acres −5,349 15% contained
  20. 23,063 acres +5,349 15% contained
  21. 17,714 acres ±0 0% contained
  22. 17,714 acres +1,082 0% contained
  23. 16,632 acres ±0 0% contained
  24. 16,632 acres +8,821 0% contained
  25. 7,811 acres ±0 0% contained
  26. 7,811 acres 0% contained

Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.

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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.

  1. Forecast discussion NWS REV

    Area Forecast Discussion

    Isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms possible in northeastern California and western Nevada, with smoke from the Hawk Fire reducing visibility near Reno and Sparks.

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    000 FXUS65 KREV 240941 AFDREV

    Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Reno NV 241 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026

    .KEY MESSAGES...

    * Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening in Northeastern California and Western Nevada.

    * Smoke from the Hawk Fire will continue to impact air quality and visibility, especially near the Reno/Sparks metro area today.

    * Increased winds will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the region along with potential recreational impacts by midweek.

    &&

    .DISCUSSION...

    For today, forecast guidance shows the CWA with a generally southwesterly flow aloft being underneath the western portion of an upper air ridge residing over the southwestern CONUS. Models also show a shortwave disturbance traveling through the flow over N CA and then into OR during the afternoon and evening hours. This feature looks to be the driver for precipitation chances today as there is a 15-25% chance for isolated showers and thunderstorms for NE CA and W NV today with the higher end chances expected in areas closer to the OR border. The window for precipitation looks to be between 1-8 PM today according to the latest hi-res guidance though s…

    Read the full discussion at NWS REV ↗

  2. News The Fallon Post

    Commission Appoints Sanford as Permanent County Manager

    Read the full article at The Fallon Post ↗

  3. News KTVN

    New Pass Fire now 81% contained

    Read the full article at KTVN ↗

  4. Incident update InciWeb

    New Pass

    The New Pass fire is burning 30 miles northwest of Austin, Nevada, in grass and brush.

    Read the full update at InciWeb ↗

Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.

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