Gold Fire
The Gold Fire was reported on August 4, 2025 in San Bernardino County, California and burned 1,079 acres. It was declared out on December 1, 2025.
- Size
- 1,079 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2025
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped May 24, 2026 at 12:09 PM PDT, 1,036 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.317, -116.910.
The incident
- Size
- 1,079 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- August 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 1 Miles NE from HOLCOMB VALLEY CAMPGROUND, CA
- County
- San Bernardino County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- HOLCOMB VALLEY
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-CABDF-011350
- IRWIN identifier
- E8250FA7-AA64-41E2-8F07-3E75AF684ADE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 6, 2025 (991 acres) to May 24, 2026 (1,036 acres). The largest one-day growth was 85 acres, mapped August 7, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2025 | 991 | |
| August 7, 2025 | 1,076 | +85 |
| August 9, 2025 | 1,080 | +4 |
| August 10, 2025 | 1,069 | -11 |
| August 11, 2025 | 1,050 | -19 |
| August 12, 2025 | 1,047 | -3 |
| February 11, 2026 | 1,036 | -11 |
| May 24, 2026 | 1,036 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Big Bear Lake, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Big Bear Lake, CA5 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Big Bear City, CA5 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lucerne Valley, CA9 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Running Springs, CA14 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Lake Arrowhead, CA17 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Apple Valley, CA20 miles northwest 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 24, 2026 at 12:08 PM PDT. Identifier 2025-CABDF-011350.