White Rock Wash Fire

Lincoln County, Nevada · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 4, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)

First reported today

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	0 acres Sep 4, 12:00 PM	0 acres Sep 4, 1:00 PM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

White Rock Wash Fire summary

The White Rock 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: September 4, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, September 4th at 12:00 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.

Today

78°F · Sunny

Wind 22 to 26 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

54°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 16 to 23 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

78°F · Sunny

Wind 20 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

55°F · Partly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

Wind 12 to 18 mph S · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

73°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 13 to 18 mph S · 54% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, September 4th at 12:05 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 White Rock Wash Fire

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

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