Hatchet Fire
The Hatchet Fire was reported on August 9, 2026 in Tulare County, California and burned 606 acres. It was fully contained on August 9, 2026.
- Size
- 606 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2026
- Personnel
- 91
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.124, -118.824.
The incident
- Size
- 606 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2026 at 3:06 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 1 Miles W from Springville, CA
- County
- Tulare County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- SPRINGVILLE
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 91
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CATUU-001016
- IRWIN identifier
- 3AB91FBB-41DD-4958-9977-E0DEBEA96FC7
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Springville, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Springville, CAUnder a mile northeast of the fire’s origin
- East Porterville, CA10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Porterville, CA12 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Strathmore, CA13 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Lindsay, CA16 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Terra Bella, CA17 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 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-CATUU-001016.