Bouquet Fire, Saugus, California (2026)

This fire in numbersDay 2

405Hectares1,000Acres2Days burning

Containment0%

Started on Oct 3, 2026. 100% of the perimeter still to contain.

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Bouquet Fire (California) — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

Quick facts

Location: 8 miles northeast of Saugus, CA
People working on it: 288 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: Active, Short-range SpottingTorching — Whole trees flaring up 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 through six-foot chaparral in Los Angeles County, the active Bouquet Fire has charred 0 acres with zero containment achieved since its start on October 3, 2026. Located eight miles northeast of Saugus, California, the wildfire is displaying active behavior characterized by short-range spotting and torching. Satellites have registered three heat detections in the past 48 hours near the incident, reflecting the ongoing spread of the federal blaze managed by the USFS.

A total of 288 personnel have been assigned to the Type 3 Incident, operating under a Type 3 Incident Commander as the firefighting effort scales to address the federal land fire. Operations to combat the active blaze have accrued a cost of 300,000 dollars.

This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Across the broader national landscape, 3,321,992 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 39 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in California for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 1,000 acres — about 4.0 km². Crews report no containment yet, so the fire can still spread.

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