Little Fire
The Little Fire was reported on August 22, 2025 in Kern County, California and burned 2,506 acres. It was declared out on March 15, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,506 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2025
- Personnel
- 46
Map
Perimeter mapped March 15, 2026 at 8:06 AM PDT, 2,507 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.564, -118.587.
The incident
- Size
- 2,506 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM PDT
- Declared out
- March 15, 2026 at 8:06 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 Miles SW from Lake Isabella, CA
- County
- Kern County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Lake Isabella
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 46
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-CASQF-001327
- IRWIN identifier
- 6B49F156-AA48-475D-91C3-915222C8B2A2
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 22, 2025 (215 acres) to March 15, 2026 (2,507 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,530 acres, mapped August 23, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 22, 2025 | 215 | |
| August 23, 2025 | 1,745 | +1,530 |
| August 24, 2025 | 2,537 | +792 |
| August 25, 2025 | 2,537 | 0 |
| March 15, 2026 | 2,507 | -30 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bodfish, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Bodfish, CA6 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Lake Isabella, CA7 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Alta Sierra, CA12 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Wofford Heights, CA12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Kernville, CA16 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Weldon, CA18 miles northeast 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 August 6, 2026 at 7:43 AM PDT. Identifier 2025-CASQF-001327.