No longer in the daily fire updates. The Antelope Creek Fire last appeared in an official report on August 4, 2026, at 6,282 acres and 75% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Antelope Creek Fire

Elko County, Nevada · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 4, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 6 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
6,282 acres
Sep 16, 6:00 PM
+102 acres
was 6,180 acres · Aug 4, 1:00 PM
Containment
75%
Sep 16, 6:00 PM
+75 percent
was 0% · Aug 3, 6:00 PM
Crew size
8
Sep 16, 6:00 PM
−57
was 65 · Aug 4, 6:00 PM
Money spent
$5.0M
Sep 16, 6:00 PM

Antelope Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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Antelope Creek Fire summary

The Antelope Creek Fire is a wildfire near Elko County, Nevada. It has burned about 6,282 acres (about 5,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 75% of its edge; the other 25% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. About 8 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
6,282 acres
Containment
75%
Discovered
August 2, 2026 (first reported about 6 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 5th at 1:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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.

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Today

92°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 5 to 10 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

60°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 10 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

94°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 10 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

62°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 10 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

96°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 10 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 5th at 1:05 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 8 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $5 million has been spent on it so far.

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