One wildfire near Winnemucca has reached full containment, and the other is expected to reach full containment this afternoon.

The Barber Canyon Fire is expected to reach full containment late this afternoon and is holding steady at 17,583 acres burned.

Meanwhile, the Bartlett Fire is now fully contained after charring 6,169 acres.

Both fires were started by lightning. 

Update (7/7/2025, 8:30 a.m.):

Two wildfires burning near Winnemucca are both increasing in size and containment. 

The BLM says the lightning-sparked Barber Fire near Imlay is now 17,583 acres and 50% contained. It's expected to be fully contained sometime on Tuesday after starting last Thursday. 

Resources on scene, including several engines and aircraft, will continue to improve and harden fire lines.

Meanwhile, the Bartlett Fire, northwest of Winnemucca, is now 6,169 acres and also 50% contained. 

Several engines are on scene working this fire. The BLM says resources mopping up the perimeter and continue to harden fire lines. 

This fire, also lightning-sparked is expected to be fully contained sometime on Monday after it started on Friday.

Update (7/6/2025, 2:55 p.m.):

There are a small handful of wildfires still burning near Winnemucca, and the Bureau of Land Management has provided some updates.

  • The Barber Canyon Fire has reached 17,088 acres in size and is 25% contained. BLM says multiple resources are on scene and building and hardening fire lines. They're also monitoring for hot spots.
  • The Bartlett Fire, which we first reported on yesterday, is currently around 5,000 acres and is 20% contained. Multiple resources are dispatched to this as well, fully engaged in suppression efforts.

Update (7/5/2025, 3:30 p.m.):

The Bureau of Land Management has provided updates on the recently-sparked wildfires in the Winnemucca area this weekend.

  • The Barber Canyon Fire burned actively through July 4 and made runs off of the East Range towards Grass Valley, repeatedly threatening homes and infrastructure, and prompting an evacuation for a short time on Friday night. The fire is estimated to be around 10,000 acres and is 10% contained as of this update. BLM is working closely with the Pershing County Sheriff's Office and the Grass Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
  • The Bartlett Fire was detected around noon on Saturday, July 5. A lightning strike ignited the fire about one mile south of Bartlett Peak. Two engines, one dozer and one helicopter are on scene, along with smokejumpers. The fire is threatening Sage Grouse and Lahontan Cutthroat Trout habitats and a major gas pipeline.
  • The Bloody Fire, west of US 95 near Sand Pass Road, is 100% contained as of 8:03 p.m. on July 4. The fire reached a size of 1,780 acres. Mop-up is continuing today.

Update (7/4/2025, 6:25 p.m.):

The Bureau of Land Management has recently provided an update on Facebook that the Pershing County Sheriff's Department has lifted the evacuation orders for Grass Valley homes in Pershing County.

Update (7/4/2025, 2:45 p.m.):

The Bureau of Land Management is advising people in Pershing County that an evacuation order has been announced in the area.

The map, provided by Perimeter Maps, shows the area in Pershing County where the Barber Canyon Fire is currently threatening structures.

Update (7/4/2025, 1:00 p.m.):

The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) has provided an update on the Barber Canyon Fire.

Deputies with the HCSO say that the fire is still several miles from Humboldt County, and isn't currently threatening any homes or residents.

They are not evacuating any properties in Humboldt County at this time.

Officials are aware of intermittent power outages, and say that NV Energy is handling them as they come; please do not contact the HCSO dispatch regarding utility issues.

Original Story (7/4/2025, 11:41 a.m.):

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Winnemucca District has shared details of a handful of lightning-ignited fires that sparked Thursday night.

According to the BLM, on Thursday night July 3 around 8:30 p.m., several dry lightning cells passed near Winnemucca, igniting several fires:

  • The Bloody Fire ignited west of US95 near Sand Pass Road. The fire is currently around 1,500 acres in size. Six engines, two dozers and one water tender are working in unified command with Winnemucca Rural Volunteer Fire Department.
  • The Cottonwood Fire burned west of US95 and a few miles north of the Bloody Fire. Forward progress was stopped on this fire at around 146 acres, with a full containment line set up. A major pipeline and compressor station were threatened. One division supervisor, two engines, one dozer and one water tender responded.
  • The Asa Fire was also west of US95, and two miles north of the Cottonwood Fire. Four engines and one dozer managed this fire in unified command with Paradise Hill Volunteer Fire Department.

At around 9:50 p.m., they say another round of fires ignited:

  • The Barber Canyon Fire was reported near the Imlay-Barber Canyon area. This fire remains active and is estimated to be just over 4,200 acres. The fire is burning on the East Range, and officials say it has crested the top to the east and started into the Grass Valley area. Homes in the Mill City and Grass Valley area are threatened. BLM crews are in suppression mode, with assistance from Imlay Volunteer Fire Department and Grass Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
  • The Spring Fire was reported later last night at around 10:45 p.m., on the east side of US95 near mile marker 28 on the west slope bench of the Santa Rosas. Forward progress has been stopped, and the fire size is estimated at 2.5 acres.

For more information or to see real-time fire maps and cameras, visit the Nevada Fire Info website.