No longer in the daily fire updates. The California Creek Fire last appeared in an official report on August 27, 2026, at 984 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 →

California Creek Fire

Elko County, Nevada · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
984 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+18 acres
was 966 acres · Aug 26, 12:00 PM
Containment
100%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+60 percent
was 40% · Aug 27, 5:00 PM
Crew size
52
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+25
was 27 · Aug 27, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$170,000
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−$330,000
was $500,000 · Aug 27, 5:00 PM

California Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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California Creek Fire summary

The California Creek Fire is a wildfire near Elko County, Nevada. It has burned about 984 acres (about 745 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 52 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
984 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 25, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 7:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
This Afternoon
88°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 10 mph W · 6% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
61°F · Mostly Cloudy then Isolated Rain Showers
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 20% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain
Friday
79°F · Mostly Cloudy then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 61% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely
53°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 10 mph SW · 80% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely
Saturday
77°F · Scattered Rain Showers then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 15 mph SW · 34% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 7:04 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 52 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $170,000 has been spent on it so far.

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