Started on Jul 25, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Quick facts
- Location
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- Complex
- Cinder Complex
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
Burning for 16 days near Big Pine, California, the active 1,318-acre 5-4 Fire on federal land under BLM jurisdiction has maintained an approximate daily expansion rate of 82 acres per day since its start on July 25, 2026.
This Inyo County incident unfolds against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader wildfire landscape shows 2,761,076 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 50 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in California for 20 days. In total it burned about 1,318 acres — around 5.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,243,965 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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