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McConnell

Humboldt, NV · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 33,816 acres in Humboldt before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

33,816

Acres Burned

77

Days Burning

Aug 25, 2026

Discovered

1w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 26 / 1,100 acresOct 29 / 33,816 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

8 public land units within 75 miles

Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NV

2.8 mi

E

North Jackson Mountains Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NV

39.2 mi

W

South Jackson Mountains Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NV

46.8 mi

SW

Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NV

51.7 mi

W

Black Rock Desert Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NV

56.5 mi

W

North Black Rock Range Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NV

67.4 mi

W

Pahute Peak Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NV

69.4 mi

W

Owyhee River Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / ID

70.5 mi

NE

Situation Updates

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

McConnell update: 33,816 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the McConnell containment moved from 99% to 100%.

IRWIN

McConnell update: 33,816 acres, 99% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 6

Per interagency perimeter data, the McConnell grew 44 acres to 33,816.

IRWIN

McConnell update: 33,772 acres, 99% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 3

Per interagency perimeter data, the McConnell grew 10 acres to 33,772.

IRWIN

McConnell update: 33,762 acres, 99% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 23

Per interagency perimeter data, the McConnell was remapped 5 acres lower to 33,762.

IRWIN

McConnell update: 33,767 acres, 99% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 22

Per interagency perimeter data, the McConnell grew 115 acres to 33,767 and containment moved from 91% to 99%.

IRWIN

McConnell update: 33,652 acres, 91% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 18

Per interagency perimeter data, the McConnell grew 90 acres to 33,652.

IRWIN

McConnell update: 33,562 acres, 91% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the McConnell grew 291 acres to 33,562 and containment moved from 85% to 91%.

IRWIN

McConnell Fire Daily Update 09.13.2026 09-13-2026

Incident team
Sep 13

Incident Update: McConnell Fire September 13, 2026 FINAL DAILY UPDATE Acres: 33,623 Start Date: August 25, 2026 Containment: 92% Cause: Lightning Total Personnel: 125 Fuels: Brush, Grass, and Timber Total Resources: 2 crews | 2 helicopters | 1 engine Location: 3 miles northeast of Orovada This will be the final update from Wyoming Type 3 Team 3. Summary: Wyoming Type 3 Team 3 crews remain focused ...

InciWeb

McConnell update: 33,271 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the McConnell grew 28 acres to 33,271.

IRWIN

McConnell Fire Daily update Sept. 12, 2026 09-12-2026

Incident team
Sep 12

Acres: 33,231 Start Date: August 25, 2026 Containment: 85% Cause: Lightning Total Personnel: 129 Fuels: Brush, Grass, and Timber Total Resources: 2 crews | 2 helicopters | 4 engines Location: 3 miles northeast of Orovada Summary: Wyoming Type 3 Team 3 crews remain focused on patrolling the fire area as well as suppression repair strategies. The fire remains at 33,231 acres and 85% containment. Bar...

InciWeb

McConnell Fire Daily update 09-11-2026

Incident team
Sep 11

Summary: The Wyoming Type 3 Team 3 is entering its transitional phase as crews prepare the area to hand off the McConnell Fire to local agencies and recovery teams. Through Sunday, we will continue suppression repair and patrolling upper elevation areas where smoldering continues. The fire remains at 33,231 acres and is at 85% containment. Currently, the Team plans on remaining on the incident thr...

InciWeb

McConnell Fire Daily update Sept. 7 2026 09-10-2026

Incident team
Sep 10

Acres: 33,231 Start Date: August 25, 2026 Containment: 85% Cause: Lightning Total Personnel: 144 Fuels: Brush, Grass, and Timber Total Resources: 5 crews | 3 helicopters | 3 engines | 1 dozers Location: 3 miles northeast of Orovada Summary: Firefighters continue to make progress on the McConnell Fire, which remains at 33,231 acres and is at 85% containment. Crews continue suppression work while pa...

InciWeb

McConnell update: 33,243 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 10

Per interagency perimeter data, the McConnell containment moved from 83% to 85%.

IRWIN

McConnell update: 33,243 acres, 83% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 9

Per interagency perimeter data, the McConnell grew 2 acres to 33,243.

IRWIN

McConnell update: 33,241 acres, 83% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 8

Per interagency perimeter data, the McConnell grew 10 acres to 33,241.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 25Now

77 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: e04e00bd-949a-4b82-910c-100f18acf940

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