No longer in the daily fire updates. The Maggie Ranch Fire last appeared in an official report on August 24, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Maggie Ranch Fire

Elko County, Nevada · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 24, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 23, 11:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Maggie Ranch Fire and other nearby fires

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Maggie Ranch Fire summary

The Maggie Ranch Fire is a wildfire near Elko County, Nevada. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 24, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 23rd at 10:00 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.

Tonight

57°F · Isolated T-storms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

94°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

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

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Monday Night

54°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph NNE · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

94°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph WNW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tuesday Night

57°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 23rd at 10:05 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

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