No longer in the daily fire updates. The Poverty Fire last appeared in an official report on August 26, 2026, at 55 acres 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 →

Poverty Fire

Humboldt County, Nevada · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 26, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
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Size
55 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Poverty Fire and other nearby fires

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Poverty Fire summary

The Poverty Fire is a wildfire near Humboldt County, Nevada. It has burned about 55 acres (about 42 football fields). It was first reported about 7 weeks ago.

Size
55 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 26, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 29th at 7:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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.

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Day Night
This Afternoon
81°F · Sunny
Wind 15 mph W · 2% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
47°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 15 mph N · 1% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Sunday
80°F · Sunny
Wind 0 to 5 mph ENE · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
49°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Monday
87°F · Sunny
Wind 0 to 5 mph ESE · 1% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 29th at 7:06 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.

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