Bummer Fire
The Bummer Fire was reported on October 29, 2025 in Tuolumne County, California and burned 295 acres. It was declared out on January 5, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 295 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 29, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped May 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM PDT, 294 acres (gps-walked). Point of origin 38.305, -120.026.
The incident
- Size
- 295 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM PDT
- Contained
- November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM PST
- Controlled
- November 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM PST
- Declared out
- January 5, 2026 at 3:46 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 Miles NE from Strawberry, CA
- County
- Tuolumne County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Strawberry
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-CASTF-002489
- IRWIN identifier
- 94A6E805-9387-4B28-8344-B1D9DA931ECA
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from November 1, 2025 (5 acres) to May 12, 2026 (294 acres). The largest one-day growth was 181 acres, mapped May 12, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2025 | 5 | |
| November 3, 2025 | 113 | +108 |
| May 12, 2026 | 294 | +181 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dorrington, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Dorrington, CA14 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Arnold, CA18 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Cedar Ridge, CA21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Twain Harte, CA21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Forest Meadows, CA23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Mono Vista, CA25 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated May 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM PDT. Identifier 2025-CASTF-002489.