Peak Fire
The Peak Fire was reported on August 25, 2025 in Trinity County, California and burned 504 acres. It was declared out on November 4, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 504 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2025
- Personnel
- 600
Map
Perimeter mapped May 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM PDT, 505 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.903, -122.850.
The incident
- Size
- 504 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 9 Miles SW from Trinity Center, CA
- County
- Trinity County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 600
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 2 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $16,376,800
- Part of
- Swift Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-CASHF-000942
- IRWIN identifier
- 34A25173-1BA0-49EC-B85D-282711799ACC
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 26, 2025 (195 acres) to May 11, 2026 (505 acres). The largest one-day growth was 79 acres, mapped August 27, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2025 | 195 | |
| August 27, 2025 | 274 | +79 |
| August 28, 2025 | 287 | +13 |
| August 29, 2025 | 321 | +34 |
| August 30, 2025 | 369 | +48 |
| August 31, 2025 | 394 | +25 |
| September 1, 2025 | 431 | +37 |
| September 2, 2025 | 498 | +67 |
| September 3, 2025 | 502 | +4 |
| September 4, 2025 | 506 | +4 |
| September 5, 2025 | 504 | -2 |
| September 6, 2025 | 505 | +1 |
| September 7, 2025 | 506 | +1 |
| May 11, 2026 | 505 | -1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Weaverville, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Weaverville, CA13 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston, CA14 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Shasta, CA28 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Central Valley (historical), CA29 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Shasta Lake, CA29 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Hayfork, CA30 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 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM PDT. Identifier 2025-CASHF-000942.