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New Pass Fire

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High significance Active 75% contained Churchill, Nevada · Last updated · source: NASA EONET

A wildfire began near Churchill, Nevada on July 26, 2026, posing a fire hazard to homes in the area.

Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.

Type
Wildfires
Official size
37,899 acres
Containment
75%
Cause
Natural
Began
Status
Ongoing

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Affected area map

The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Churchill, Nevada), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.

Interactive affected-area map

Churchill, Nevada · ≈ 59 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.

View the timeline — how the reported area changed

Official size & containment

Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.

  1. 37,899 acres ±0 75% contained
  2. 37,899 acres +2,265 60% contained
  3. 35,634 acres ±0 60% contained
  4. 35,634 acres ±0 43% contained
  5. 35,634 acres ±0 43% contained
  6. 35,634 acres +1,740 43% contained
  7. 33,894 acres +2,281 42% contained
  8. 31,613 acres ±0 42% contained
Show 19 earlier observations
  1. 31,613 acres ±0 42% contained
  2. 31,613 acres ±0 42% contained
  3. 31,613 acres +719 42% contained
  4. 30,894 acres ±0 43% contained
  5. 30,894 acres ±0 24% contained
  6. 30,894 acres ±0 24% contained
  7. 30,894 acres +3,247 24% contained
  8. 27,647 acres ±0 15% contained
  9. 27,647 acres +9,933 15% contained
  10. 17,714 acres ±0 15% contained
  11. 17,714 acres ±0 15% contained
  12. 17,714 acres −5,349 15% contained
  13. 23,063 acres +5,349 15% contained
  14. 17,714 acres ±0 0% contained
  15. 17,714 acres +1,082 0% contained
  16. 16,632 acres ±0 0% contained
  17. 16,632 acres +8,821 0% contained
  18. 7,811 acres ±0 0% contained
  19. 7,811 acres 0% contained

Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.

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Latest updates

Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.

  1. Incident update InciWeb

    New Pass

    The New Pass fire is burning 30 miles northwest of Austin, Nevada, in grass and brush.

    Read the full update at InciWeb ↗

Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.

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