Gann Fire
The Gann Fire was reported on August 3, 2026 in Calaveras County, California and burned 10,339 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 10,339 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2026
- Personnel
- 689
Map
Perimeter mapped August 5, 2026 at 10:17 AM PDT, 10,339 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 38.108, -120.767.
The incident
- Size
- 10,339 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 6 Miles SE from Valley Springs, CA
- County
- Calaveras County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Valley Springs
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 689
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 1 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $37,402,244
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CATCU-011483
- IRWIN identifier
- A7C819CA-FCE9-4E9E-9A7F-C89F2160F102
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 4, 2026 (6,495 acres) to August 9, 2026 (10,339 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,868 acres, mapped August 5, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2026 | 6,495 | |
| August 5, 2026 | 9,363 | +2,868 |
| August 6, 2026 | 10,356 | +993 |
| August 7, 2026 | 10,352 | -4 |
| August 8, 2026 | 10,346 | -6 |
| August 9, 2026 | 10,339 | -7 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rancho Calaveras, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Rancho Calaveras, CA5 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Valley Springs, CA7 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- San Andreas, CA8 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Copperopolis, CA11 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Angels Camp, CA13 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Mountain Ranch, CA15 miles northeast 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 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-CATCU-011483.