Nevada · Active · 52,000 acres
Mouse Meadow Fire, Nevada
52,000
Acres reported
80%
Contained
0
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the Mouse Meadow Fire is listed as active at 52,000 acres, 80% contained, in Nye County, Nevada.
No change in reported size or containment since Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 UTC.
The most recent mapped perimeter (Aug 12, 2026, 18:49 UTC) covers 51,408 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 7 times since the fire began.
No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Aug 10, 2026, 10:38 UTC).
Mouse Meadow Fire map
The most recent mapped perimeter (solid) and the previous day's perimeter (dashed), with the reported point of origin.
Latest perimeter Previous perimeter · Perimeters come from the WFIGS interagency perimeter service and are usually mapped once a day; the mapped area can differ from the reported acreage.
Key facts
- Size
- 52,000 acres
- Containment
- 80%
- Status
- Active
- Discovered
- Jul 24, 2026
- Location
- Nye County, Nevada
- Origin point
- 37.2667, -116.1576
- Perimeter mapped
- Aug 12, 2026 (6 days ago)
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge (see the perimeter map for the current extent).
- Beatty, NV
- Alamo, NV
- Pahrump, NV
- Death Valley, CA
- Tonopah, NV
Other fires nearby
Mouse Meadow Fire daily history
The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jul 24, 2026, 20:45 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | 52,000 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 52,000 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 52,000 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 52,000 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 52,000 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 52,000 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 52,000 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 52,000 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 52,000 acres | +985 | — |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 51,015 acres | +15 | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 51,000 acres | +1,234 | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 49,766 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 49,766 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 49,766 acres | +11,766 | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 38,000 acres | +447 | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 37,553 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 37,553 acres | +18,553 | — |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 19,000 acres | +1,640 | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 17,360 acres | +2,360 | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 15,000 acres | +14,999 | — |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.5 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 1.5 acres | — | — |
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Mouse Meadow Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Mouse Meadow Fire?
As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the Mouse Meadow Fire is reported at 52,000 acres. No change in reported size or containment since Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 UTC.
Is the Mouse Meadow Fire contained?
Not fully. It was 80% contained as of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC. Containment is the share of the fire's edge that has a control line; it is reported by the incident team and can lag the ground situation.
Where is the Mouse Meadow Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 37.2667, -116.1576 in Nye County, Nevada. Nearest towns: Beatty (41 mi SW), Alamo (55 mi E), Pahrump (74 mi S). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.
Is the Mouse Meadow Fire still burning?
The federal feed still lists it as active as of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC; no satellite heat detections were matched to it in the last 24 hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Mouse Meadow Fire?
From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Nevada sources on our Nevada page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
How current is this page?
The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
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This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →