No longer in the daily fire updates. The Hawk Fire last appeared in an official report on September 10, 2026, at 15,067 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Hawk Fire

Washoe County, Nevada · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 10, 2026 (27 days ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
15,067 acres
Oct 6, 7:01 PM
−18 acres
was 15,085 acres · Sep 9, 2:00 PM
Containment
100%
Oct 6, 7:01 PM
+2 percent
was 98% · Sep 9, 7:00 PM
Crew size
15
Oct 6, 7:01 PM
−61
was 76 · Sep 8, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$15.4M
Oct 6, 7:01 PM
+$533,890
was $14.8M · Aug 31, 6:00 PM

Hawk Fire and other nearby fires

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Hawk Fire summary

The Hawk Fire is a wildfire near Washoe County, Nevada. It has burned about 15,067 acres (about 11,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 15 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
15,067 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 22, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 9th at 10:00 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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Day Night
Tonight —
63°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 3% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Thursday
85°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 15 mph W · 10% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
61°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 15 mph W · 5% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Friday
81°F · Sunny
Wind 10 to 15 mph SW · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
57°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 9th at 10:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 15 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $15 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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