Little Cottonwood Fire

Eureka County, Nevada · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 22, 2026 (about 2 months ago)

First reported about 6 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	1,088 acres Sep 5, 12:00 PM	—
Containment	—	70% Sep 5, 12:00 PM	—
Crew size	—	90 Sep 5, 12:00 PM	—
Money spent	—	$300,000 Sep 5, 12:00 PM	—

Little Cottonwood Fire summary

The Little Cottonwood Fire is a wildfire near Eureka County, Nevada. It has burned about 1,088 acres (about 824 football fields). Crews have boxed in 70% of its edge; the other 30% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. About 90 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 1,088 acres
Containment: 70%
Discovered: July 22, 2026 (first reported about 6 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 22nd 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

90°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph WNW · 15% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

65°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

97°F · Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 15% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

68°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph S · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

100°F · Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 22nd at 4:04 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 90 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $300,000 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 Little Cottonwood Fire

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

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