Bouquet Fire, Saugus, California (2026)

This fire in numbersDay 16

424Hectares1,048Acres16Days burning

Containment100%

Started on Oct 3, 2026.

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Bouquet Fire (California) — Sentinel-2 true color

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Quick facts

Location: 8 miles northeast of Saugus, CA
People working on it: 46 people
Complexity: Type 3 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
What's burning: Chaparral (6 feet)
How it's behaving: MinimalSmoldering — Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.Creeping — Moves slowly, hugging the ground.Isolated Torching — Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.
Jurisdiction: USFS · Federal land

Glossary: what each term means

Minimal

Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.

Smoldering

Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.

Creeping

Moves slowly, hugging the ground.

Moderate

Spreads with low, steady flames.

Active

Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.

Extreme

Fast and unpredictable.

Running

Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.

Flanking

Grows along the sides, not head-on.

Backing

Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.

Crowning

Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.

Short Crown Runs

Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.

Torching

Whole trees flaring up like torches.

Isolated Torching

Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.

Group Torching

Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.

Spotting

Wind carries embers through the air and starts new fires ahead of the front: that is how a fire jumps a road or a firebreak.

Wind Driven Runs

The wind pushes it in long runs in one direction.

The ones marked ● are the behaviors that make a fire harder to stop. They are not a warning or an instruction: they are the description written by the agency in charge. For decisions, always follow your emergency services.

Burning for 10 days through six-foot chaparral in Los Angeles County, the Bouquet Fire near Saugus, California, has grown at an approximate average of 105 acres per day, ultimately scorching 1,048 acres of federal land managed by the USFS.

The Type 3 Incident is currently contained at 100 percent after drawing 46 personnel and incurring 3,500,000 dollars in costs, with current fire behavior characterized as minimal, smoldering, creeping, and featuring isolated torching under a Type 4 IC management structure.

This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically runs from June to October, contributing to a broader national context in which 3,368,499 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 39 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in California for 15 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,048 acres — about 4.2 km². The perimeter is 100% contained.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.