California wildfires

Chileno Fire

ActiveMarin County, California2026Wildfire

The Chileno Fire was reported on September 20, 2026 in Marin County, California and has burned 341 acres. It is 75 percent contained.

Size
341 acres
Contained
75%
Discovered
September 20, 2026
Personnel
110

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 38.213, -122.812.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Inverness

The incident

Size
341 acres
Containment
75%
Discovered
September 20, 2026 at 4:40 PM PDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
9 Miles E from TOMALES, CA
County
Marin County
State
California
Nearest city reported
PETALUMA
Protecting agency
C&L
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
110
Incident management
Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Estimated cost to date
$500,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-CAMRN-002615
IRWIN identifier
DF96EDA9-9B27-47FB-86D5-DFB97A879A22

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 12 mph from the west
  • Relative humidity as low as 68%
  • High of 70°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Inverness, CA

Alerts in force

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

Smoke

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts drew light smoke over the fire’s origin in satellite imagery today (Mon, 1:00 PM PDT to Mon, 4:30 PM PDT).

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.5 µg/m³ around Tue, 2:00 PM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

Nearby

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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 September 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-CAMRN-002615.