5-3 Fire
The 5-3 Fire was reported on July 24, 2026 in Inyo County, California and burned 744 acres. It was fully contained on August 10, 2026.
- Size
- 744 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 24, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped July 24, 2026 at 7:20 PM PDT, 1,965 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 36.996, -118.284.
The incident
- Size
- 744 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 24, 2026 at 11:51 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 10, 2026 at 10:40 AM PDT
- Controlled
- August 14, 2026 at 10:40 AM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- null Miles null from null,
- County
- Inyo County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 3 Incident
- Part of
- Cinder Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CABDU-011385
- IRWIN identifier
- EF21EAD9-CE4D-48F6-964F-46A398857263
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 26, 2026 (1,967 acres) to July 28, 2026 (1,965 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2026 | 1,967 | |
| July 27, 2026 | 1,965 | -2 |
| July 28, 2026 | 1,965 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Big Pine, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Big Pine, CA12 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Bishop, CA26 miles north of the fire’s origin
- West Bishop, CA27 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Lone Pine, CA30 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Three Rivers, CA52 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 August 14, 2026 at 10:41 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-CABDU-011385.