California Fire Map & Tracker
An interactive map of wildfires burning across the Bay Area and California. Here are the latest updates on active fires, including the Dutch Fire in Placer County and the Mosquito Fire near Tahoe.
Active fire origin
Contained fire origin
Hot spots and perimeters
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Fires we're watching
Rodgers Fire
Started: Aug. 28, 2022
Acres burned: 2,825
Containment: 0%
Description: The Rodgers fire was discovered on August 8, 2022 northwest of Rodgers Canyon and southwest of Pleasant Valley at 8,100 ft elevation. This is a lightning caused fire and fire crews are assessing natural barriers, like granite, to confine and contain the fire. There is no immediate threat to structures or critical infrastructure.
Red Fire
Started: Aug. 4, 2022
Acres burned: 8,410
Containment: 0%
Description: The Red fire was discovered on August 4 between Red Creek and Illilouette Creek at 7,800 ft elevation. It is a lightning caused fire that is burning in the 2001 Hoover fire footprint.
Mosquito Fire
Started: Sept. 7, 2022
Acres burned: 76,788
Containment: 95%
Damage: 78 structures destroyed, 13 damaged
Description: Mosquito Fire near Oxbow Reservoir is burning in very steep and inaccessible terrain.
Six Rivers Lightning Complex
Started: Aug. 5, 2022
Acres burned: 41,596
Containment: 97%
Description: Twelve lightning caused fires were identified on August 5th and are a result of thunderstorms that moved across the forest. Due to the aggressive initial attack of Six Rivers National Forest fire fighters and cooperating agencies there are now only 8 active fires.
Yeti Complex
Started: Aug. 2, 2022
Acres burned: 7,886
Containment: 98%
Description: A cluster of wildfires burning west of the massive McKinney Fire merged to form what fire officials dubbed the Yeti Complex. The complex is a combination of the China 2 Fire, the Alex Fire and other, smaller blazes believed to have been sparked by lightning strikes.
Fairview Fire
Started: Sept. 5, 2022
Acres burned: 28,307
Containment: 98%
Injuries: 1 injury
Deaths: Two deaths
Damage: 36 structures destroyed. Eight structures damaged.
Description: The fire is burning at Fairview Avenue and Bautista Canyon Road, near Hemet.
McKinney Fire
Started: July 29, 2022
Acres burned: 60,138
Containment: 99%
Deaths: At least four fire-related deaths, according to sheriff's officials
Damage: Multiple homes destroyed, hundreds in danger
Description: The fire started west of Walker Creek Bridge, on the south side of the Klamath River. Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate the fire that has claimed at least four lives.
Barnes Fire
Started: Sept. 7, 2022
Acres burned: 5,843
Containment: 99%
Description: The lightning-sparked blaze started two miles east of Willow Ranch and two miles west of Ft. Bidwell.
Summit Fire
Started: Sept. 9, 2022
Acres burned: 1,394
Containment: 90%
Description: The fire is burning on the south end of Hockett Plateau at Sequoia National Park.
Radford Fire
Started: Sept. 5, 2022
Acres burned: 1,079
Containment: 98%
Description: The fire is burning north of Highway 38 in the Barton Flats area.
Past Fires
Mill Fire
Started: Sept. 2, 2022
Acres burned: 3,935
Containment: 100%
Injuries: 3 injuries
Deaths: Two fatalities
Damage: 118 structures destroyed, 26 structures damaged
Description: Highway 97 is closed and multiple evacuation orders and warnings are in place near Weed. Two deaths have been announced and more than 50 structures have been destroyed.
Mountain Fire
Started: Sept. 2, 2022
Acres burned: 13,440
Containment: 100%
Injuries: 2 injuries
Damage: Four structures destroyed.
Description: The fire is burning on Gazelle-Callahan Road, east of Gazelle Mountain and southeast of Gazelle.
Oak Fire
Started: July 22, 2022
Acres burned: 19,244
Containment: 100%
Injuries: 3 injuries
Damage: 193 structures destroyed, 10 damaged
Description: The fire began in Midpines, about 10 miles north of Mariposa and 30 miles west of Yosemite. All evacuation orders have been lifted in populated areas.
Roblar Fire
Started: June 27, 2022
Acres burned: 63
Containment: 100%
Description: The blaze started at about 2:30 p.m. Monday near the 7100 block of Roblar Road in Petaluma.
Canyon Fire
Started: June 23, 2022
Acres burned: 71
Containment: 100%
Description: Residents living in the area of Golden Eagle were ordered to evacuate because of a vegetation fire blazing on Foothill Road between Bernal Avenue and Castlewood Drive, Pleasanton Police Department officials said,
Timm Fire
Started: June 23, 2022
Acres burned: 26
Containment: 100%
Description: A vegetation fire in Vacaville prompted evacuations in Solano County on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
Colorado Fire
Started: Jan. 21, 2022
Acres burned: 687
Containment: 100%
Damage: One structure was destroyed
Description: The wildfire broke out along the Big Sur coast. All road closures and evacuation orders have been lifted.
Airport Fire
Started: Feb. 16, 2022
Acres burned: 4,136
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire broke out at Airport Road and East Line Street, east of Bishop. All evacuation orders have been lifted.
Jim Fire
Started: March 2, 2022
Acres burned: 551
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire started in a drainage bottom and spread uphill, consuming approximately 500 acres of vegetation. The fire is under investigation.
Quail Fire
Started: May 21, 2022
Acres burned: 135
Containment: 100%
Description: The vegetation fire started at Quail Canyon Rd and Pleasents Valley Rd, southwest of Winters and north of Vacaville. Evacuation orders were issued for residents in the area.
River Fire
Started: May 24, 2022
Acres burned: 595
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire started north of the city of Colusa and burned along both sides of the Sacramento River.
Old Fire
Started: May 31, 2022
Acres burned: 570
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire triggered evacuation orders for residents along Soda Canyon Road in rural Napa County, officials said.
Marsh Fire
Started: June 9, 2022
Acres burned: 200
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire started at Marsh Creek Road and Walnut Boulevard, South of Brentwood in Contra Costa County.
Plant Fire
Started: June 11, 2022
Acres burned: 517
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire was located at Interstate 5 and Grapevine Rd in the Grapevine in Southern California.
Sheep Fire
Started: June 11, 2022
Acres burned: 865
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire was located at Highway 2 and Sheep Creek Road, northeast of Wrightwood
Brandie Fire
Started: June 11, 2022
Acres burned: 72
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire started at Brandie Drive and Loma Rica Road, 15 miles northeast of Marysville
Graham Fire
Started: June 9, 2022
Acres burned: 100
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire burned in a remote area northwest of Campbellville
Border 13 Fire
Started: June 13, 2022
Acres burned: 577
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire started east of Marron Valley near Border Road.
Rancho Fire
Started: June 13, 2022
Acres burned: 593
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire started at Rancho Tehema Road and Alpine Drive, northwest of Corning
Edgewood Fire
Started: June 21, 2022
Acres burned: 20
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire, which sparked at the edge of a nature preserve in unincorporated San Mateo County, prompted the evacuation of 1,133 homes, officials said.
Thunder Fire
Started: June 22, 2022
Acres burned: 2,500
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire burned at Edmonston Pump Plant Road, east of Interstate 5, south of Bakersfield
99 Fire
Started: June 22, 2022
Acres burned: 66
Containment: 100%
Description: This fire was located at Highway 99 and Deniz Brothers Lane in Butte County.
Scenic Fire
Started: June 23, 2022
Acres burned: 120
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire began at Carquinez Scenic Dr and Canyon Lake Dr, east of Crokett. Evacuation warnings were in place.
Tesla Fire
Started: June 23, 2022
Acres burned: 524
Containment: 100%
Description: A brush fire on Tesla Road east of Livermore burned more than 500 acres.
Romero Fire
Started: June 23, 2022
Acres burned: 422
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire began at Santa Nella near O'Neill Forebay in Merced County.
Union Fire
Started: June 25, 2022
Acres burned: 110
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire began at Clay Street and General Road in Jurupa Valley.
Redwood Fire
Started: June 27, 2022
Acres burned: 113
Containment: 100%
Description: The Redwood Fire was one of multiple small grass fires along the highway, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office.
Burrows Fire
Started: June 28, 2022
Acres burned: 317
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire burned at County Road 306 and County Road 315, north of Elk Creek.
Camino Fire
Started: June 28, 2022
Acres burned: 387
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire started at Husana Road and Mary Hall Road, north of Nipomo.
Rices Fire
Started: June 28, 2022
Acres burned: 904
Containment: 100%
Injuries: 13 firefighers injured
Damage: One structure destroyed
Description: The fire was located at Rices Crossing R and Cranston roads, south of Dobbins. It was reported that 13 firefighters were injured battling the blaze.
Peter Fire
Started: July 14, 2002
Acres burned: 304
Containment: 100%
Damage: 16 structures destroyed, six structures damaged.
Description: The fire at Peter Pan Gulch Road and Olinda Road in Anderson destroyed 16 structures.
Fork Fire
Started: Sept. 7, 2022
Acres burned: 819
Containment: 100%
Injuries: 1 injury
Damage: 43 structures destroyed
Description: The fire is burning at Road 222 and Road 200, North Fork.
Slate Fire
Started: July 21, 2022
Acres burned: 64
Containment: 100%
Description: Chicken Ranch Road, Southwest of Jamestown. All evacuation orders have been lifted.
Electra Fire
Started: July 4, 2022
Acres burned: 4,478
Containment: 100%
Injuries: 1 confirmed injury
Description: The fire began at Electra Road and Highway 49 southeast of Jackson and there's been one confirmed injury as a result.
Agua Fire
Started: July 18, 2022
Acres burned: 421
Containment: 100%
Damage: Three structures destroyed
Description: The fire started near Hwy 140 & Agua Fira Rd, 3 miles west of Mariposa and resulted in three destroyed structures.
Eden Fire
Started: Aug. 15, 2022
Acres burned: 58
Containment: 100%
Description: The wildfire ignited in the dry, grassy hills of Castro Valley near Interstate 580. It was threatening structures in the area.
Border 32 Fire
Started: Aug. 31, 2022
Acres burned: 4,456
Containment: 100%
Damage: 10 structures destroyed
Description: The fire is burning near Barret Lake Road and Highway 94, near Barret Lake.
Woods Fire
Started: Sept. 1, 2022
Acres burned: 21
Containment: 100%
Description: Evacuations ordered after wildfire sparks off Highway 108 and Stockton Road in Sonora. Forward progress on fire stopped.
Route Fire
Started: Aug. 31, 2022
Acres burned: 5,208
Containment: 100%
Description: The fast-growing brush fire forced the closure of I-5 near Los Angeles as California braces for the dual onslaught of a heat wave and Labor Day weekend travel.
Pleasant Fire
Started: Aug. 20, 2022
Acres burned: 48
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire is burning at Owl Creek Road and Lost Ranch Way, West of Nevada City.
Wishon Fire
Started: Aug. 15, 2022
Acres burned: 325
Containment: 100%
Description: The fire is burning at Highway 190 and NF 20S82, east of Springville.
Washburn Fire
Started: July 7, 2022
Acres burned: 4,886
Containment: 100%
Description: Multiple 911 telephone calls reporting smoke visible from the Mariposa Grove area, near the Washburn Trail, led to a full attack response including Yosemite Fire resources and cooperators.
Dutch Fire
Started: Sept. 13, 2022
Acres burned: 48
Containment: 100%
Description: Dutch Flat has promoted evacuations and has forced the closure of parts of Interstate 80.
Walker Fire
Started: Sept. 1, 2022
Acres burned: 124
Containment: 100%
Injuries: 5 injuries
Description: The Walker Fire burning on the east side of Highway 101 near Willits was around 25 acres and growing at “a moderate rate of spread” just after 5 p.m., Cal Fire said. Local law enforcement issued evacuation warnings for residents of the Pine Mountain and Ridgewood Road subdivisions.
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About this data
Methodology
Fires are labeled when they are larger than 500 acres, cause damage to property, or when people are injured or killed as a result of the fire.
Fire Perimeters
Fire perimeters are based on geographic data from the National Interagency Fire Center, updated once an hour. This map displays all current wildfire fire perimeters available through NIFC that have not been 100% contained. Perimeters do not include prescribed or incident complex fires. Perimeters are not available for every incident.
Fire perimeters for incidents before June 18, 2021 are based on infrared and thermal imaging from NASA's MODIS and VIIRS-I products.
The perimeters are intended to provide a picture of the scope and extent of the fires in California, as well as parts of Nevada and Oregon, with the most current data possible. They are an approximation and do not include all areas affected by fire, nor do they indicate with certainty an area was affected. CalFire and others use this data to help identify fires and their hot spots. But because of the distance of the satellites, the nature of the measurements and obfuscation by smoke, the resolution is coarse and not 100 percent accurate.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) displays fire detection data and uses fire and thermal anomalies data compiled via MODIS satellites Terra and Aqua. Thermal information is collected at 1,000-meter spatial resolution. The identification of a "fire" by MODIS does not necessarily mean the entire area represented is on fire. The identification of a fire can be the result of a hot fire in a relatively small area or a cooler fire over a larger area. At this time, there is no way to discriminate between these two possibilities.
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS-I) provides data from sensors aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite. The 375-meter spatial resolution provides a greater response over fires of relatively small areas and provides improved mapping of large fire perimeters. VIIRS-I also has improved nighttime performance.
Hot Spots
Hot spots are locations identified by satellite analysts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The hot spots are an approximation and do not include all areas affected by fire, nor do they indicate with certainty an area was affected. CalFire and others use this same data to help identify fires and their hot spots. But because of the distance of the satellites, the nature of the measurements and obfuscation by smoke, the resolution is coarse and not 100% accurate.
NOAA's Hazard Mapping System Fire and Smoke Product (HMS) is based on locations of fires and significant smoke plumes detected by meteorological satellites. Hot spots are updated between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. every 30 minutes, and otherwise as time permits. Hot spots should be considered points with no radius or resolution. The current map may contain hot spots up to 48 hours old.