Mp18 Fire (California)
Started on Aug 7, 2026. 2% of the perimeter still to contain.
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 2 Miles N from Hoopa, CA
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 373
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Isolated Torching
- Jurisdiction
- BIA · Federal land
Burning in Humboldt County, California, the active Mp18 Fire is located two miles north of Hoopa and has consumed 7,599 acres since it began on August 7, 2026. Despite a lengthy 33-day burn period and an average daily growth of approximately 230 acres per day, suppression efforts have pushed containment to 98 percent. The incident is managed by a Type 3 Team with 373 personnel assigned, operating under a Type 3 Incident complexity level with a total cost of $54,800,000.
Current fire behavior is characterized as minimal, smoldering, and showing isolated torching within timber consisting of grass and understory. The human-caused blaze is overseen by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on federal land. This fire occurs within the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.
Nationwide, 3,188,211 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in California for 33 days. So far it has affected roughly 7,599 acres — about 31 km². At 98% containment, the fire is nearly under control.
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 3,195,047 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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