Cinder Fire
The Cinder Fire was reported on July 24, 2026 in Inyo County, California and burned 2,062 acres. It was fully contained on July 25, 2026.
- Size
- 2,062 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 24, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped July 24, 2026 at 7:20 PM PDT, 1,971 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 37.001, -118.254.
The incident
- Size
- 2,062 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 24, 2026 at 7:19 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Inyo County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- City
- Part of
- Cinder Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CABDU-011375
- IRWIN identifier
- F2F72D4F-9DAC-4285-B013-3A4EC85ADE32
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 24, 2026 (745 acres) to July 26, 2026 (1,971 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,198 acres, mapped July 26, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | 745 | |
| July 25, 2026 | 773 | +28 |
| July 26, 2026 | 1,971 | +1,198 |
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, CA11 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
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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 10:39 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-CABDU-011375.