Hawk Fire

Washoe County, Nevada · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 4, 2026 (about 10 hours ago)
First reported about 2 weeks ago
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Size
15,085 acres
Sep 5, 4:00 AM
+18 acres
was 15,067 acres · Aug 26, 6:00 PM
Containment
98%
Sep 5, 4:00 AM
+3 percent
was 95% · Aug 28, 6:00 PM
Crew size
85
Sep 5, 4:00 AM
−3
was 88 · Sep 4, 6:00 PM
Money spent
$15.4M
Sep 5, 4:00 AM
+$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 15,085 acres (about 11,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 98% of its edge; the other 2% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago. About 85 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
15,085 acres
Containment
98%
Discovered
August 22, 2026 (first reported about 2 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, September 5th at 4:00 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.

Overnight

47°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

69°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday Night

49°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

67°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 20 mph SW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday Night

45°F · Clear

Wind 0 to 15 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, September 5th at 4:01 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 85 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 $15 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:

Nearby fires to Hawk Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:

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