Blue Eagle Fire

Churchill County, Nevada · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 5, 2026 (10 days ago)

First reported about 3 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	9,021 acres Aug 29, 9:00 PM	9,218 acres Sep 16, 5:00 AM +197 acres was 9,021 acres · Aug 29, 9:00 PM	+197 acres in 17 days
Containment	72% Sep 2, 6:00 PM	90% Sep 16, 5:00 AM +18 percent was 72% · Sep 2, 6:00 PM	+18 percent in 13 days
Crew size	19 Sep 5, 5:00 PM	16 Sep 16, 5:00 AM −3 was 19 · Sep 5, 5:00 PM	−3 in 11 days
Money spent	$3.7M Sep 5, 5:00 PM	$3.8M Sep 16, 5:00 AM +$55,318 was $3.7M · Sep 5, 5:00 PM	+$55,318 in 11 days

Blue Eagle Fire summary

The Blue Eagle Fire is a wildfire near Churchill County, Nevada. It has burned about 9,218 acres (about 7,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 90% of its edge; the other 10% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 16 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 9,218 acres
Containment: 90%
Discovered: August 25, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, September 6th at 3:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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.

This Afternoon

80°F · Areas Of Blowing Dust

Wind 10 to 15 mph W · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

40°F · Areas Of Blowing Dust then Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 20 mph W · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Labor Day

77°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Monday Night

44°F · Mostly Clear

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

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

85°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 10 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, September 6th at 3:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 16 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $4 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:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Blue Eagle Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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