No longer in the daily fire updates. The Oxley Fire last appeared in an official report on August 31, at 11,384 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 →

Oxley Fire

Elko County, Nevada · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 31, 2026 (4 days ago)
First reported 12 days ago
Metric Now
Size
11,384 acres
Sep 5, 4:00 AM
+2,859 acres
was 8,525 acres · Aug 26, 3:00 AM
Containment
100%
Sep 5, 4:00 AM
+3 percent
was 97% · Aug 31, 6:00 PM
Crew size
9
Sep 5, 4:00 AM
−14
was 23 · Aug 31, 6:00 PM
Money spent
$1.8M
Sep 5, 4:00 AM
+$10,000
was $1.8M · Aug 31, 6:00 PM

Oxley Fire and other nearby fires

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Oxley Fire summary

The Oxley Fire is a wildfire near Elko County, Nevada. It has burned about 11,384 acres (about 9,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported 12 days ago. About 9 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
11,384 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 24, 2026 (first reported 12 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 31st 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

49°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 10 to 15 mph SE · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

81°F · Partly Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 to 20 mph S · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Some rain

Tuesday Night

46°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 15 to 20 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

74°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 10 to 15 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday Night

45°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 15 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 31st at 10:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 9 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $2 million has been spent on it so far.

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