Loomis Fire (California)

Active · 99% contained · 656 acres · started 2026-07-11 · updated 2026-08-14

Loomis Fire (California) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True color Fire (SWIR)

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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Quick facts

Location: 5 Miles NE from LITTLE VALLEY, CA
Personnel: 1
Complexity: Type 3 Incident
Fuel: Timber (Litter and Understory)
Behavior: Minimal, Uphill Runs
Jurisdiction: BLM · Federal land

Burning across federal timber land under the management of the Bureau of Land Management, the active Loomis Fire near Little Valley, California, has been spreading at an approximate rate of 19 acres per day over 34 days of burning. Located five miles northeast of Little Valley in Lassen County, the 656-acre fire exhibits minimal uphill runs through timber litter and understory fuels. Containment efforts have reached 99 percent, managed by a Type 3 Incident Command structure with a single assigned personnel.

Operations for this Type 3 Incident have incurred a cost of $16,200,000 since the fire started on July 11, 2026. This incident occurs within a regional fire season that typically spans from June to October. Across the broader national landscape, 2,902,022 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 47 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in California for 46 days. So far it has affected roughly 656 acres — about 2.7 km². At 99% containment, the fire is nearly under control.

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