No longer in the daily fire updates. The Boyd Fire last appeared in an official report on July 26, 2026, at 123 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Boyd Fire

Elko County, Nevada · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 26, 2026 (3 months ago)

First reported about 3 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	40 acres Jul 26, 11:00 AM	123 acres Oct 12, 9:00 PM +83 acres was 40 acres · Jul 26, 11:00 AM	+83 acres in 3 months
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Boyd Fire and other nearby fires

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Boyd Fire summary

The Boyd Fire is a wildfire near Elko County, Nevada. It has burned about 123 acres (about 93 football fields). It was first reported about 3 months ago.

Size: 123 acres
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: July 26, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, July 27th at 1:01 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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	Day	Night
Today	95°F · Sunny Wind 5 to 10 mph WSW · 0% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry	58°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Smoke Wind 0 to 10 mph NNE · 0% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Tuesday	97°F · Patchy Smoke then Sunny Wind 0 to 10 mph WSW · 0% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry	60°F · Areas Of Smoke then Partly Cloudy Wind 0 to 10 mph NNW · 0% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Wednesday	97°F · Sunny Wind 0 to 15 mph SW · 0% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry	—

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, July 27th at 1:05 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

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→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Boyd Fire

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