Immigration Wash Fire

Lincoln County, Nevada · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 31, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)

First reported today

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	0 acres Aug 31, 4:00 PM	0 acres Aug 31, 6:00 PM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Immigration Wash Fire summary

The Immigration Wash Fire is a wildfire near Lincoln County, Nevada. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size: under 1 acre
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: August 31, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 31st at 4:00 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.

This Afternoon

80°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 14 mph S · 62% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Tonight

57°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 6 to 10 mph SE · 29% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Tuesday

82°F · Sunny

Wind 12 to 21 mph S · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

54°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 9 to 18 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

80°F · Sunny

Wind 13 to 18 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 31st at 4:05 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.

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 Immigration Wash Fire

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

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