Wildfires near Alta, California, United States

4 Active Fires 14,054 acres
14 2026 Season Fires ▲ +247 (+135%) vs same period last year
14,485 2026 Season Acres ▲ +12,498 (+4%) vs same period last year

Newest Alta wildfires

Jul 18 Started 95 acres 73 football fields Miners Fire
Jul 17 Started 7 acres 5 football fields Dove Fire
Jul 14 Started 41 acres 32 football fields Kearney Fire
Jul 13 Started 33 acres 25 football fields Chute Fire
Jul 11 Started 1 acres 1 football fields Mystic Fire
Jul 11 Started 276 acres 212 football fields Twain Fire

Largest Alta wildfires this season

13,926 Acres About the size of Manhattan 2.7x the size of JFK Airport Elephant Fire Loyalton
276 Acres 212 football fields Twain Fire Quincy
95 Acres 73 football fields Miners Fire Cool
52 Acres 40 football fields School Fire Palermo
41 Acres 32 football fields Kearney Fire Lake Wildwood
33 Acres 25 football fields Chute Fire Dobbins

Search Fires

🔥 Chute Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 13 33 acre 0% contained
Dobbins, California, United States
🔥 Rock Fire Active 2026
Started: Jun 22 0 acre
Quincy, California, United States
🔥 Miners Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 18 95 acre 90% contained
Cool, California, United States
🔥 Dove Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 7 acre
Berry Creek, California, United States
🔥 Kearney Fire 2026
Started: Jul 14 41 acre 100% contained
Lake Wildwood, California, United States
🔥 Mystic Fire 2026
Started: Jul 11 1 acre
Rough and Ready, California, United States
🔥 Twain Fire 2026
Started: Jul 11 276 acre 95% contained
Quincy, California, United States
🔥 Elephant Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 11 13,926 acre 92% contained
Loyalton, California, United States
🔥 Landrum Fire 2026
Started: Jul 04 12 acre 100% contained
Plymouth, California, United States
🔥 Happy Fire 2026
Started: Jun 30 8 acre 100% contained
Somerset, California, United States
🔥 Katena Fire 2026
Started: Jun 27 20 acre 100% contained
Clay, California, United States
🔥 Tommy Fire 2026
Started: Jun 09 10 acre 100% contained
Palermo, California, United States
🔥 Holland Fire 2026
Started: Jun 03 4 acre 25% contained
Placerville, California, United States
🔥 School Fire 2026
Started: May 30 52 acre 100% contained
Palermo, California, United States


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