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Ward

White Pine, NV · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 8,683 acres in White Pine before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

8,683

Acres Burned

102

Days Burning

Jul 31, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 6 / 8,775 acresSep 9 / 8,683 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Bald Mountain Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NV

21.8 mi

W

High Schells Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NV

22.8 mi

NE

Bristlecone Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NV

23.2 mi

N

Shellback Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NV

26.6 mi

W

Red Mountain Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NV

27.5 mi

SW

Mount Grafton Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NV

28 mi

S

South Egan Range Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NV

28.2 mi

S

White Pine Range Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NV

31.7 mi

W

Currant Mountain Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NV

32.5 mi

SW

Great Basin National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / NV

35.9 mi

E

Mt. Moriah Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NV

39.8 mi

E

Highland Ridge Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NV

41.8 mi

SE

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Great Basin National Park

Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive Winter Closure

Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive is closed to vehicle traffic at Upper Lehman Creek for winter weather.

Situation Updates

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

Ward update: 8,683 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 26

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

IRWIN

Ward update: 8,683 acres, 99% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 18

Per interagency perimeter data, the Ward containment moved from 98% to 99%.

IRWIN

Ward update: 8,683 acres, 98% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Ward containment moved from 96% to 98%.

IRWIN

Ward update: 8,683 acres, 96% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Ward containment moved from 95% to 96%.

IRWIN

Ward update: 8,683 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the Ward containment moved from 90% to 95%.

IRWIN

Ward Fire Final Update 08-13-2026

Incident team
Aug 13

Burned Area Emergency Response Team Arrives Operational Update : Today, crews are continuing to extinguish any remaining hot spots in the fire area. Fire suppression repairs will begin on the 443 road today and along dozer line north and east of the fire in Division Zulu. Suppression repair activities include removing berms and stabilizing disturbed areas to help reduce erosion. A Burned Area Resp...

InciWeb

Ward update: 8,683 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Ward containment moved from 83% to 90%.

IRWIN

Ward Fire Daily Update 08-11-2026

Incident team
Aug 11

Acres Burned: 8683 | Containment: 83% | Start Date: July 31, 2026 | Cause: Lightning/Natural | Personnel: 413 Eastern Nevada Interagency Incident Management Team Assumes Control of Ward Fire Operational Update: The Eastern Nevada Interagency Management Team (IMT), Incident Commander (IC) Kemper assumed control of the Ward Fire at 6 a.m. this morning. A sincere thank- you to California Complex Inte...

InciWeb

Ward update: 8,683 acres, 83% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 10

Per interagency perimeter data, the Ward containment moved from 67% to 83%.

IRWIN

Forest Closure Order # 04-17-26-09-02 08-10-2026

Closure
Aug 10

Order Number: # 04-17-26-09-02 U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Ely Ranger District Ranger District Area Closure PROHIBITIONS Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b), the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands, roads and trails in the Ely Ranger District, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, describ...

InciWeb

Ward Fire Daily Update 08-10-2026

Incident team
Aug 10

Community meeting tonight at 6pm Operational Update: Yesterday, light precipitation fell across the fire area along with thunderstorms that made firefighters move off the line for safety reasons. Today, firefighters continue to construct direct line in Lowry Canyon assisted by aerial resources where access is difficult due to terrain. Mop-up continues throughout the north eastern part of the fire ...

InciWeb

Ward mapped at 8,683 acres, 67% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 10

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ward at 8,683 acres, 67% contained.

IRWIN

Ward mapped at 8,775 acres, 35% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 8

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ward at 8,775 acres, 35% contained.

IRWIN

Ward mapped at 8,775 acres, 27% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 7

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ward at 8,775 acres, 27% contained.

IRWIN

Ward mapped at 8,775 acres, 5% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 6

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ward at 8,775 acres, 5% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 31Now

102 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: 21ab97f4-82f1-4569-9ff4-4a716c703575

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