EndedUpdated · Source: NIFC

5-4 Fire, Big Pine, California

Started

Burned
1,318 acres
533 hectares
Lasted
21 days
from Jul 25, 2026
Growth per day
63 acres
on average
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Key facts

Source: NIFC
Locationnull Miles null from null,
ComplexCinder Complex
JurisdictionBLM · Federal land

The story so far

Summary written on Aug 10, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

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 3,450,653 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 37% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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