Elephant 2026

Started: Jul 11 13,930 acre 100% contained Wildfire
Near Loyalton · Sierra County, California
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Elephant Fire has burned 13,930 acres, burning 1 mile east of Loyalton.

Latest update

The Elephant Fire was first reported on July 11 at approximately 1:27 p.m. that originated 2 Miles Northeast Loyalton, California on the Tahoe National Forest.

16 Days Active
1 mi E From Loyalton to the fire perimeter
13,930 Acres About the size of Manhattan 2.7x the size of JFK Airport
100%
Contained +0% since previous report
9 Personnel $9.5M spent $682/acre

Elephant Live Perimeter Growth

Elephant Fire Growth History
Elephant Containment History

Fires near Elephant

🔥 Stallion Fire Active Complex Member 2026
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🔥 Bug & Stallion Fire Active Complex 2026
Started: Aug 10 134,796 acre 97% contained
Near Spanish Springs · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Bug Fire Active Complex Member 2026
Started: Aug 08 93,733 acre 97% contained
Near Cold Springs, Nevada · Lassen County, California
🔥 Newtown Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 25 3 acre
Near Camino · El Dorado County, California
🔥 Talbot Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 13 75 acre
Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City · Placer County, California
🔥 Ross Fire 2026
Started: Aug 21 19 acre 100% contained
Near Murphys · Calaveras County, California
🔥 Clover Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 21 13 acre 100% contained
Near Alta Sierra · Nevada County, California
🔥 Loma Fire 2026
Started: Aug 20 19 acre 100% contained
Near Mountain Ranch · Calaveras County, California
🔥 Yuba Fire 2026
Started: Aug 12 19 acre 95% contained
Near Rough and Ready · Nevada County, California
🔥 Dennis Fire 2026
Started: Aug 11 16 acre 100% contained
Near Pollock Pines · El Dorado County, California
🔥 Eagle Fire 2026
Started: Aug 11 125 acre
Near Topaz Ranch Estates · Douglas County, Nevada
🔥 Hawk Fire 2026
Started: Aug 10 45 acre 100% contained
Near Somerset · El Dorado County, California
🔥 Smith Fire 2026
Started: Aug 09 18 acre 100% contained
Near Loma Rica · Yuba County, California
🔥 Fred Mt Fire 2026
Started: Aug 9 3,482 acre 0% contained
Near Lemmon Valley · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Ruby Fire 2026
Started: Aug 9 142 acre
Near Carter Springs · Douglas County, Nevada
🔥 Double Fire 2026
Started: Aug 9 130 acre
Near Carter Springs · Douglas County, Nevada
🔥 Woods Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 9 65 acre 100% contained
Near Walker · Alpine County, California
🔥 Flat Fire 2026
Started: Aug 08 20 acre 98% contained
Near Alta · Nevada County, California
🔥 Hunter Fire 2026
Started: Aug 8 7 acre
Near Mogul · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Crystal Peak Fire 2026
Started: Aug 5 2 acre
Near Verdi, Nevada · Sierra County, California
🔥 Mule Camp Fire 2026
Started: Aug 4 0 acre
Near Graeagle · Plumas County, California
🔥 Gann Fire 2026
Started: Aug 04 10,339 acre 100% contained
Near Rancho Calaveras · Calaveras County, California
🔥 Diablo Fire 2026
Started: Aug 3 185 acre
Near Virginia City · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Ringo Fire 2026
Started: Aug 2 77 acre
Near Cold Springs · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Combie Fire 2026
Started: Jul 29 16 acre 100% contained
Near Lake of the Pines · Nevada County, California
🔥 Oneil Fire 2026
Started: Jul 28 3 acre
Near Tuttletown · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 Court Fire 2026
Started: Jul 27 12 acre 100% contained
Near East Sonora · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 Junction 2 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 27 270 acre
Near Loyalton · Plumas County, California
🔥 Dove Fire 2026
Started: Jul 26 226 acre 100% contained
Near Sonora · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 Afterbay Fire 2026
Started: Jul 26 18 acre 100% contained
Near Thermalito · Butte County, California
🔥 Hurleton Fire 2026
Started: Jul 26 13 acre 100% contained
Near Oroville East · Butte County, California
🔥 Underwood Fire 2026
Started: Jul 22 11 acre 100% contained
Near Ione · Amador County, California
🔥 Mooney Fire 2026
Started: Jul 22 25 acre 100% contained
Near Lake Wildwood · Nevada County, California
🔥 Columbus Fire 2026
Started: Jul 21 13 acre 100% contained
Near Rancho Calaveras · Calaveras County, California
🔥 Line Fire 2026
Started: Jul 20 15 acre 100% contained
Near Tuttletown · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 Miners Fire 2026
Started: Jul 19 95 acre 100% contained
Near Cool · El Dorado County, California
🔥 Sizzle Fire 2026
Started: Jul 19 0 acre
Near Sun Valley · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Biscar Fire 2026
Started: Jul 18 69,355 acre 98% contained
Near Johnstonville · Lassen County, California
🔥 Owl Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 7 acre
Near Wadsworth · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Gold Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 19 acre
Near Virginia City · Storey County, Nevada
🔥 Dove Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 7 acre
Near Berry Creek · Butte County, California
🔥 Garden Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 167 acre 100% contained
Near Knights Landing · Sacramento County, California
🔥 3-6 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 147 acre
Near Fall River Mills · Lassen County, California
🔥 Wagon Fire 2026
Started: Jul 16 205 acre 100% contained
Near Fall River Mills · Lassen County, California
🔥 Kearney Fire 2026
Started: Jul 14 41 acre 100% contained
Near Lake Wildwood · Nevada County, California
🔥 Little Fire 2026
Started: Jul 13 82 acre
Near Fall River Mills · Lassen County, California
🔥 Chute Fire 2026
Started: Jul 13 163 acre 95% contained
Near Dobbins · Yuba County, California
🔥 Loomis Fire 2026
Started: Jul 12 656 acre 99% contained
Near Fall River Mills · Lassen County, California
🔥 Mystic Fire 2026
Started: Jul 11 1 acre
Near Rough and Ready · Nevada County, California
🔥 Twain Fire 2026
Started: Jul 11 276 acre 95% contained
Near Quincy · Plumas County, California
🔥 Lumbee Fire 2026
Started: Jul 11 95 acre 25% contained
Near Fall River Mills · Lassen County, California
🔥 Sand Stone Fire 2026
Started: Jul 10 8 acre
Near Topaz Ranch Estates · Douglas County, Nevada
🔥 Bresciani Fire 2026
Started: Jul 10 0 acre
Near East Quincy · Plumas County, California
🔥 Paws Fire 2026
Started: Jul 10 12 acre 100% contained
Near San Andreas · Calaveras County, California
🔥 Nelson Fire 2026
Started: Jul 08 10 acre
Near California Pines · Lassen County, California
🔥 Pinenut Fire 2026
Started: Jul 8 5 acre
Near Virginia City · Storey County, Nevada
🔥 3dash1 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 8 712 acre
Near Fall River Mills · Lassen County, California
🔥 3-1 Pit Fire 2026
Started: Jul 07 1,055 acre 99% contained
Near Fall River Mills · Lassen County, California
🔥 Caribou Fire 2026
Started: Jul 6 1 acre
Near Silver Springs · Lyon County, Nevada
🔥 Antelope Fire 2026
Started: Jul 5 0 acre
Near Sun Valley · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Landrum Fire 2026
Started: Jul 04 12 acre 100% contained
Near Plymouth · Amador County, California
🔥 Happy Fire 2026
Started: Jun 30 8 acre 100% contained
Near Somerset · El Dorado County, California
🔥 Romero Fire 2026
Started: Jun 28 699 acre 100% contained
Near Alturas · Modoc County, California
🔥 Katena Fire 2026
Started: Jun 27 20 acre 100% contained
Near Clay · Sacramento County, California
🔥 Pentz Fire 2026
Started: Jun 26 31 acre 100% contained
Near Concow · Butte County, California
🔥 Liberty Fire 2026
Started: Jun 25 27 acre 100% contained
Near Dogtown · San Joaquin County, California
🔥 Corral Fire 2026
Started: Jun 25 17 acre 100% contained
Near Janesville · Lassen County, California
🔥 Rocky Fire 2026
Started: Jun 23 298 acre 100% contained
Near California Pines · Modoc County, California
🔥 Rock Fire 2026
Started: Jun 22 0 acre
Near Quincy · Plumas County, California
🔥 Conklin Fire 2026
Started: Jun 19 0 acre
Near Janesville · Plumas County, California
🔥 Rhyolite Fire 2026
Started: Jun 19 3 acre
Near Virginia City · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Navato Fire 2026
Started: Jun 17 100 acre
Near Sparks · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Chimney Fire 2026
Started: Jun 15 17 acre
Near Sun Valley · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Mt Siegel Fire 2026
Started: Jun 14 54 acre
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🔥 Turkey Fire 2026
Started: Jun 10 46 acre 100% contained
Near Camanche North Shore · Calaveras County, California
🔥 Tommy Fire 2026
Started: Jun 09 10 acre 100% contained
Near Palermo · Butte County, California
🔥 Holland Fire 2026
Started: Jun 03 4 acre 25% contained
Near Placerville · El Dorado County, California
🔥 School Fire 2026
Started: May 30 52 acre 100% contained
Near Palermo · Butte County, California
🔥 Twist Fire 2026
Started: May 23 26 acre 100% contained
Near Jamestown · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 Obrien Fire 2026
Started: May 19 6 acre
Near Sun Valley · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Wimer Fire 2026
Started: May 18 46 acre 100% contained
Near Rancho Calaveras · San Joaquin County, California
🔥 Cambrai Fire 2026
Started: May 13 5 acre
Near Spanish Springs · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Gentry Fire 2026
Started: May 13 2 acre
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🔥 Blackwell Fire 2026
Started: May 13 15 acre
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🔥 Jess Fire 2026
Started: Apr 08 13 acre
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🔥 Swiss Fire 2026
Started: Apr 07 28 acre 100% contained
Near Fort Jones · Calaveras County, California
🔥 Valley Fire 2026
Started: Mar 13 40 acre
Near Fall River Mills · Lassen County, California
🔥 Hollywood Fire 2026
Started: Feb 11 0 acre
Near Magalia · Butte County, California
🔥 Sawmill Fire 2026
Started: Jan 26 0 acre
Near Doyle · Plumas County, California
🔥 Beaver Fire 2025
Started: Dec 04 15 acre
Near Cameron Park · Amador County, California
🔥 Gianelli Fire 2025
Started: Nov 2 372 acre 100% contained
Near Mi-Wuk Village · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 Mt Havalia Vmp Fire 2025
Started: Oct 30 3 acre
Near Tuolumne City · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 Bummer Fire 2025
Started: Oct 29 294 acre 98% contained
Near Dorrington · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 Waddle Ranch Vmp Fire 2025
Started: Oct 28 71 acre
Near Truckee · Placer County, California
🔥 Nichols Fire 2025
Started: Oct 07 12 acre
Near Auburn · Nevada County, California
🔥 Vleck Fire 2025
Started: Sep 29 30 acre 95% contained
Near Auburn · Sacramento County, California
🔥 Uphill Fire 2025
Started: Sep 22 22 acre 85% contained
Near Auburn · El Dorado County, California
🔥 Hunt Fire 2025
Started: Sep 14 23 acre
Near Atwater · Calaveras County, California
🔥 Lake Fire 2025
Started: Sep 08 20 acre
Near Susanville · Lassen County, California
🔥 16-4 Fire 2025
Started: Sep 03 10 acre
Near Auburn · Yuba County, California
🔥 Cedar Fire 2025
Started: Sep 2 2 acre
Near Cedar Ridge · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 Granite Fire 2025
Started: Sep 02 18 acre 100% contained
Near Chico · Butte County, California
🔥 5-4 Fire Complex Member 2025
Started: Sep 2 0 acre 100% contained
Near Cedar Ridge · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 Porter Fire 2025
Started: Sep 02 10 acre
Near Auburn · Placer County, California
🔥 5-3 Fire Complex Member 2025
Started: Sep 2 0 acre 100% contained
Near Mono Vista · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 Forebay Fire 2025
Started: Sep 02 36 acre 100% contained
Near Chico · Butte County, California
🔥 TCU September Lightning Complex Complex 2025
Started: Sep 02 13,869 acre 100% contained
Near Atwater · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 4-1 Fire 2025
Started: Sep 02 7 acre 100% contained
Near Auburn · Sacramento County, California
🔥 1-3 Fire Complex Member 2025
Started: Sep 2 95 acre 100% contained
Near Linden · San Joaquin County, California
🔥 2-7 Fire Complex Member 2025
Started: Sep 02 500 acre 0% contained
Near Ceres · Calaveras County, California
🔥 1-2 Fire 2025
Started: Sep 02 15 acre
Near Cameron Park · Calaveras County, California
🔥 2-3 Fire Complex Member 2025
Started: Sep 02 30 acre
Near Atwater · Calaveras County, California
🔥 Brown Fire 2025
Started: Sep 02 60 acre 98% contained
Near Auburn · Sacramento County, California
🔥 Rock Fire 2025
Started: Sep 02 143 acre 100% contained
Near Auburn · Sacramento County, California
🔥 Sierra Fire 2025
Started: Sep 02 44 acre
Near Auburn · Placer County, California
🔥 Michigan Fire 2025
Started: Sep 02 33 acre 100% contained
Near Auburn · Amador County, California
🔥 Copper Fire 2025
Started: Sep 02 10 acre 75% contained
Near Auburn · Amador County, California
🔥 Root Fire 2025
Started: Sep 1 729 acre 100% contained
Near Shingle Springs · El Dorado County, California
🔥 Valley Fire 2025
Started: Sep 01 16 acre 95% contained
Near Auburn · El Dorado County, California
🔥 Springs Fire 2025
Started: Sep 01 32 acre 90% contained
Near Anderson · Tehama County, California
🔥 S-14 Fire 2025
Started: Sep 01 50 acre 50% contained
Near Alturas · Modoc County, California
🔥 South Constantia Fire 2025
Started: Aug 29 14 acre 100% contained
Near Truckee · Lassen County, California
🔥 Kibbie Fire 2025
Started: Aug 26 13 acre
Near Ahwahnee · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 3-27 Fire 2025
Started: Aug 26 24 acre 75% contained
Near Burney · Lassen County, California
🔥 6-3 Fire 2025
Started: Aug 26 10 acre 100% contained
Near Chico · Butte County, California
🔥 6-2 Fire 2025
Started: Aug 26 951 acre
Near Chico · Butte County, California
🔥 H-10 Fire 2025
Started: Aug 26 10 acre
Near Burney · Shasta County, California
🔥 3-22 Muck Fire 2025
Started: Aug 25 39 acre 90% contained
Near Burney · Lassen County, California
🔥 R-10 Fire 2025
Started: Aug 25 100 acre 100% contained
Near Susanville · Lassen County, California
🔥 R-3 Fire 2025
Started: Aug 24 500 acre 100% contained
Near Susanville · Lassen County, California
🔥 S-4 Fire 2025
Started: Aug 24 27 acre
Near Cedarville, California · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Tanabe Fire 2025
Started: Aug 23 40 acre 90% contained
Near Auburn · Yuba County, California
🔥 Coyote Fire 2025
Started: Aug 20 624 acre 98% contained
Near Auburn · El Dorado County, California
🔥 Rancho 2025
Started: Aug 15 1,482 acre 100% contained
Near Truckee, California · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Jackson Fire 2025
Started: Aug 15 1 acre
Near Graeagle · Plumas County, California
🔥 Ponderosa Fire 2025
Started: Aug 11 87 acre
Near Challenge-Brownsville · Yuba County, California
🔥 Clark Fire 2025
Started: Aug 11 50 acre
Near Fall River Mills · Lassen County, California
🔥 Tiger Fire 2025
Started: Aug 9 117 acre
Near Buckhorn · Amador County, California
🔥 Claypit Fire 2025
Started: Aug 5 130 acre
Near Ione · Amador County, California
🔥 Ridge Fire 2025
Started: Aug 4 4 acre
Near Cold Springs · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Peavine Fire 2025
Started: Aug 3 119 acre
Near Cold Springs · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 1-4 Fire 2025
Started: Aug 1 259 acre
Near Susanville · Lassen County, California
🔥 Chickadee Fire 2025
Started: Jul 26 32 acre
Near Sun Valley · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Gold Fire 2025
Started: Jul 21 1,226 acre 100% contained
Near South Lake Tahoe, California · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Jury Fire 2025
Started: Jul 19 53 acre
Near East Sonora · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 Stardust Fire 2025
Started: Jul 12 12 acre
Near Lincoln · Placer County, California
🔥 Kingvale Fire 2025
Started: Jul 8 8 acre
Near Shingle Springs · El Dorado County, California
🔥 Grove Fire 2025
Started: Jul 4 78 acre
Near Bangor · Butte County, California
🔥 District Fire 2025
Started: Jul 4 42 acre
Near Palermo · Butte County, California
🔥 Ravine Fire 2025
Started: Jul 3 34 acre
Near Beale Air Force Base · Nevada County, California
🔥 Marysville Fire 2025
Started: Jun 29 19 acre
Near Dobbins · Yuba County, California
🔥 Dustin Fire 2025
Started: Jun 28 0 acre
Near Palermo · Butte County, California
🔥 Shalom Fire 2025
Started: Jun 28 5 acre
Near Mountain Ranch · Calaveras County, California
🔥 Connor Fire 2025
Started: Jun 21 13,900 acre
Near Fish Springs · Douglas County, Nevada
🔥 Conner Fire 2025
Started: Jun 20 17,714 acre 100% contained
Near Gardnerville Ranchos · Douglas County, Nevada
🔥 Serendipity Fire 2025
Started: Jun 20 2 acre
Near Dobbins · Nevada County, California
🔥 Bonanza Fire 2025
Started: Jun 17 62 acre
Near Shingle Springs · El Dorado County, California
🔥 American 2 Fire 2025
Started: Jun 9 2 acre 100% contained
Near Downieville · Plumas County, California
🔥 Poverty Fire 2025
Started: Jun 9 1 acre 100% contained
Near Downieville · Sierra County, California
🔥 Byers Fire 2025
Started: Jun 4 106 acre
Near Janesville · Lassen County, California
🔥 Douglass Fire 2025
Started: May 20 38 acre
Near Rancho Cordova · Sacramento County, California
🔥 Tuledad Fire 2024
Started: Oct 7 564 acre 60% contained
Near Johnstonville · Lassen County, California
🔥 Peak Fire 2024
Started: Oct 2 316 acre 100% contained
Near South Lake Tahoe · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 Davis Fire 2024
Started: Sep 8 5,824 acre 100% contained
Near Incline Village · Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Bear Fire, Tahoe National Forest 2024
Started: Sep 3 3,323 acre 100% contained
Near Verdi, Nevada · Sierra County, California
🔥 Hunters 2024
Started: Aug 22 5 acre 0% contained
Near Alturas · Modoc County, California
🔥 Crozier Fire 2024
Started: Aug 10 1,938 acre 91% contained
Near Camino · El Dorado County, California
🔥 Canyon Fire 2024
Started: Aug 10 80 acre 100% contained
Near Forest Meadows · Calaveras County, California
🔥 Park Fire 2024
Started: Jul 25 429,603 acre 100% contained
Near Chico · Butte County, California
🔥 Stockade Canyon Fire 2024
Started: Jul 25 18,212 acre 80% contained
Washoe County, Nevada
🔥 Gold Complex 2024
Started: Jul 24 3,007 acre 98% contained
Near Portola · Plumas County, California
🔥 Royal Fire, Tahoe National Forest 2024
Started: Jul 8 215 acre 100% contained
Near Truckee · Placer County, California
🔥 North Fire 2024
Started: Jul 8 4,685 acre 100% contained
Near Alturas · Modoc County, California
🔥 2024- Sheering Fire 2024
Started: Jul 2 528 acre 100% contained
Near Twain Harte · Tuolumne County, California
🔥 HTNF 2024 Initial Attack 2023
Started: Jul 17
Near Sparks · Washoe County, Nevada

Places Near Elephant

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