Chute Fire
The Chute Fire was reported on July 13, 2026 in Yuba County, California and burned 162 acres. It was fully contained on September 11, 2026.
- Size
- 162 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped July 24, 2026 at 6:25 AM PDT, 163 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.352, -121.151.
The incident
- Size
- 162 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2026 at 8:20 AM PDT
- Contained
- September 11, 2026 at 2:23 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 11, 2026 at 2:24 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 3 Miles SE from Dobbins, CA
- County
- Yuba County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $23,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CANEU-020978
- IRWIN identifier
- 4C9D1FD7-7131-412A-9995-CA7789782346
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 21, 2026 (33 acres) to July 24, 2026 (163 acres). The largest one-day growth was 55 acres, mapped July 23, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | 33 | |
| July 22, 2026 | 84 | +51 |
| July 23, 2026 | 138 | +54 |
| July 24, 2026 | 163 | +25 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dobbins, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Dobbins, CA3 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lake Wildwood, CA9 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Nevada City, CA9 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Challenge-Brownsville, CA10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Grass Valley, CA10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Penn Valley, CA11 miles south 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 September 16, 2026 at 11:14 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-CANEU-020978.