Rock Fire (California)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 10 Miles N from Independence, CA
- Personnel
- 271
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Averaging 632 acres per day over its 19-day run, the 12,008-acre Rock Fire burning 10 miles north of Independence, California, has successfully reached 100 percent containment. Operating in Inyo County on private land with 271 personnel, the Type 3 Incident was managed by a Type 3 Team, bringing total costs to $15,717,616.
Fire behavior on the incident is currently minimal and smoldering within brush measuring two feet. The fire started on July 20, 2026, and burned through a region where the typical fire season runs from June to October. This incident unfolds during a broader year in which 2,702,782 hectares have burned nationally, leaving the country's burned area 51% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in California for 27 days. In total it burned about 12,008 acres — around 49 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 3,178,795 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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