Shoshone
Churchill, NV · Natural
This fire is no longer active. It burned 24,514 acres in Churchill before dropping off the national incident feed.
24,514
Acres Burned
87
Days Burning
Aug 15, 2026
Discovered
3w ago
Last Update
Growth
Grew 1 acres in the last dayPublic Lands Nearby
6 public land units within 75 miles
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / NV
44.3 mi
W
Fallon National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / NV
50.6 mi
W
Humoldt Wildlife Management Area
GoNCA / NV
51.6 mi
W
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge 17
GoWildlife Refuge / NV
66.9 mi
W
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge 9
GoWildlife Refuge / NV
67.4 mi
SW
Arc Dome Wilderness
AvoidWilderness / NV
72.8 mi
S
Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Shoshone update: 24,513 acres, 92% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Shoshone containment moved from 82% to 92%.
IRWINShoshone update: 24,513 acres, 82% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Shoshone containment moved from 36% to 82%.
IRWINShoshone update: 24,513 acres, 36% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Shoshone grew 7,287 acres to 24,513.
IRWINShoshone update: 17,226 acres, 36% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Shoshone grew 2,218 acres to 17,226 and containment moved from 32% to 36%.
IRWINShoshone update: 15,008 acres, 32% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Shoshone containment moved from 0% to 32%.
IRWINShoshone update: 15,008 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Shoshone grew 1,374 acres to 15,008.
IRWINShoshone update: 13,634 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Shoshone grew 2,634 acres to 13,634.
IRWINShoshone update: 11,000 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Shoshone grew 3,000 acres to 11,000.
IRWINShoshone update: 8,000 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Shoshone grew 66 acres to 8,000.
IRWINShoshone update: 7,934 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Shoshone grew 7,634 acres to 7,934.
IRWINShoshone update: 300 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Shoshone grew 265 acres to 300.
IRWINShoshone update: 35 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Shoshone grew 35 acres to 35.
IRWINTimeline
87 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: 977de644-6d44-44e1-93f6-b8d615edd5ae
Important
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