Stallion Fire

Washoe County, Nevada · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 25, 2026 (10 days ago)

First reported about 4 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	40,690 acres Aug 15, 7:01 PM	40,691 acres Sep 5, 3:00 AM +1 acres was 40,690 acres · Aug 15, 7:01 PM	+1 acres in 20 days
Containment	95% Aug 21, 6:00 PM	98% Sep 5, 3:00 AM +3 percent was 95% · Aug 21, 6:00 PM	+3 percent in 14 days
Crew size	19 Aug 23, 6:00 PM	15 Sep 5, 3:00 AM −4 was 19 · Aug 23, 6:00 PM	−4 in 12 days
Money spent	$4.7M Aug 24, 6:00 PM	$4.1M Sep 5, 3:00 AM −$542,080 was $4.7M · Aug 24, 6:00 PM	−$542,080 in 11 days

Stallion Fire summary

The Stallion Fire is a wildfire near Washoe County, Nevada. It has burned about 40,691 acres (about 31,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 98% of its edge; the other 2% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 15 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size: 40,691 acres
Containment: 98%
Discovered: August 10, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 6:00 p.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.

This Afternoon

79°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 15 to 20 mph SW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

62°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

Wind 10 to 20 mph SW · 36% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

66°F · Rain Showers Likely

Wind 10 to 15 mph SW · 64% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday Night

54°F · Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 48% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

72°F · Sunny

Wind 10 to 25 mph SW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 6:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 15 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $4 million has been spent on it so far.

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

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Stallion Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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