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ROCK Fire (CA)

Active · 5% contained · 11,479 acres · started 2026-07-20 · updated 2026-07-23

ROCK Fire (CA) — Sentinel-2 true color ROCK Fire (CA) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
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
10 Miles N from Independence, CA
Personnel
624
Complexity
Type 3 Incident
Fuel
Brush (2 feet)
Behavior
Active, Flanking, Backing
Jurisdiction
Private land

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