2026 Humboldt County, California Wildfires

2 Active Fires

15,211 Acres Burning About the size of Manhattan

6 2026 Season Fires ▲ +5 (+500%) vs same period last year

15,586 2026 Season Acres ▲ +15,239 (+4392%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Humboldt County

Aug 13 Started 7,601 acres 9.0x the size of Central Park Slightly larger than JFK Airport MP 18 (CA-HVT-000753)

Aug 8 Started 323 acres 248 football fields Milepost18 Fire

Aug 8 Started 7,610 acres 9.0x the size of Central Park 52% the size of Manhattan MP18 Fire

Jul 19 Started 13 acres 10 football fields Woods Fire

Jul 19 Started 30 acres 23 football fields Burr Fire

Jul 8 Started 9 acres 7 football fields Milepost16 Fire

Largest wildfires in Humboldt County this season

7,610 Acres 9.0x the size of Central Park 52% the size of Manhattan MP18 Fire Willow Creek

7,601 Acres 9.0x the size of Central Park Slightly larger than JFK Airport MP 18 (CA-HVT-000753) Willow Creek

323 Acres 248 football fields Milepost18 Fire Willow Creek

30 Acres 23 football fields Burr Fire Miranda

13 Acres 10 football fields Woods Fire Redway

9 Acres 7 football fields Milepost16 Fire Willow Creek

All 2026 Humboldt County Fires · 6 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Humboldt County. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed a county line is listed with the acres that burned in Humboldt County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Humboldt County is listed too, at its Humboldt County acres, and is not added to the Humboldt County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Humboldt County's acres are counted along county lines and can differ a little at the edges from the figures on the state page.

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Fire	Start date	Containment	Status	Acres	Center	Ignition point
MP18 Fire	Aug 8, 2026	91%	Active	7,610	41.1254, -123.6505	—
MP 18 (CA-HVT-000753)	Aug 13, 2026	91%	Active	7,601	41.1330, -123.6850	—
Milepost18 Fire	Aug 8, 2026	—	Inactive	323	41.1260, -123.6730	—
Burr Fire	Jul 19, 2026	100%	Inactive	30	40.4170, -123.6190	—
Woods Fire	Jul 19, 2026	100%	Inactive	13	40.1592, -123.8154	—
Milepost16 Fire	Jul 8, 2026	—	Inactive	9	41.1176, -123.6853	—
Totals	2026 Season Fires 6	Active Fires 2	Acres Burning 15,211	2026 Season Acres 15,586