Ward Fire

White Pine County, Nevada · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 15, 2026 (1 day ago)
First reported about 2 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
8,683 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−92 acres
was 8,775 acres · Aug 9, 7:01 PM
Containment
96%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+1 percent
was 95% · Aug 14, 5:00 PM
Crew size
76
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−23
was 99 · Aug 14, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$14.1M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+$200,000
was $13.9M · Aug 13, 5:00 PM

Ward Fire and other nearby fires

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Ward Fire summary

The Ward Fire is a wildfire near White Pine County, Nevada. It has burned about 8,683 acres (about 7,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 96% of its edge; the other 4% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago. About 76 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
8,683 acres
Containment
96%
Discovered
July 31, 2026 (first reported about 2 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 9:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Today

65°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 to 15 mph SSW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tonight

52°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 10 to 15 mph SW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

67°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 10 to 15 mph SSW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday Night

52°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 15 mph SSW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

69°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 to 15 mph SSW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 9:04 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 76 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $14 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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