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California Creek

Elko, NV · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 984 acres in Elko before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

984

Acres Burned

78

Days Burning

Aug 25, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 40%
Aug 25 / 300 acresAug 28 / 984 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

8 public land units within 75 miles

Jarbidge Wilderness

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Wilderness / NV

30.7 mi

E

Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / ID

37.7 mi

NE

Owyhee River Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / ID

49.6 mi

NW

Big Jacks Creek Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / ID

52.8 mi

N

Pole Creek Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / ID

59.3 mi

NW

Little Jacks Creek Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / ID

61.2 mi

N

North Fork Owyhee Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / ID

70.2 mi

NW

East Humboldts Wilderness

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Wilderness / NV

74 mi

SE

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

California Creek update: 984 acres, 40% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the California Creek containment moved from 10% to 40%.

IRWIN

California Creek update: 984 acres, 10% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 26

Per interagency perimeter data, the California Creek grew 18 acres to 984.

IRWIN

California Creek update: 966 acres, 10% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 26

Per interagency perimeter data, the California Creek was remapped 2,534 acres lower to 966.

IRWIN

California Creek update: 3,500 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the California Creek grew 3,200 acres to 3,500.

IRWIN

California Creek mapped at 300 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 25

Interagency perimeter data shows the California Creek at 300 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 25Now

78 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 1abafc40-b386-4acf-84a5-e6783789d179

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