McConnell Fire

Humboldt County, Nevada · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 4, 2026 (about 8 hours ago)
First reported 11 days ago
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Size
33,231 acres
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
+305 acres
was 32,926 acres · Sep 3, 7:00 PM
Containment
81%
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
+23 percent
was 58% · Sep 3, 7:00 PM
Crew size
267
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
−154
was 421 · Sep 4, 6:00 PM
Money spent
$8.0M
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
+$600,000
was $7.4M · Sep 4, 6:00 PM

McConnell Fire and other nearby fires

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McConnell Fire summary

The McConnell Fire is a wildfire near Humboldt County, Nevada. It has burned about 33,231 acres (about 25,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 81% of its edge; the other 19% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 11 days ago. About 267 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size
33,231 acres
Containment
81%
Discovered
August 25, 2026 (first reported 11 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, September 5th at 3:00 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

46°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

68°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday Night

50°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

67°F · Mostly Sunny then Scattered Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 37% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday Night

45°F · Scattered Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 15 mph WNW · 37% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, September 5th at 3:01 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 267 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $8 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

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Nearby fires to McConnell Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:

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