Cinder Complex
The Cinder Complex was reported on July 25, 2026 in Inyo County, California and burned 2,784 acres. It was fully contained on August 10, 2026.
- Size
- 2,784 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2026
- Personnel
- 303
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeters are mapped for the fires in the complex; the map shows each one. Point of origin 36.998, -118.257.
The incident
- Size
- 2,784 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2026 at 11:29 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- August 14, 2026 at 10:40 AM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles S from Bishop, CA
- County
- Inyo County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Bishop
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- City
- Personnel assigned
- 303
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,237,434
- Incident type
- Complex
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CABDU-011401
- IRWIN identifier
- B0B0E959-6D11-4831-951A-C464F0F3AB45
Fires in the Cinder Complex3
| Fire | County | Acres | Contained | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder Fire | Inyo | 2,062 | Jul 24, 2026 | |
| 5-4 Fire | Inyo | 1,318 | Jul 24, 2026 | |
| 5-3 Fire | Inyo | 744 | Jul 24, 2026 |
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 northwest of the fire’s origin
- Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Lone Pine, CA29 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Three Rivers, CA53 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
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-011401.