Junction 2 Fire
The Junction 2 Fire was reported on July 26, 2026 in Sierra County, California and burned 270 acres. It was fully contained on July 27, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 270 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 26, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped July 29, 2026 at 8:32 AM PDT, 270 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.692, -120.049.
The incident
- Size
- 270 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 26, 2026 at 8:51 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 27, 2026 at 8:18 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Sierra County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 3 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NVHTF-030621
- IRWIN identifier
- 97421577-6F5F-4142-8C29-B3F92AE514C9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cold Springs, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Cold Springs, NV4 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Lemmon Valley, NV12 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Verdi, NV12 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Golden Valley, NV13 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Mogul, NV14 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sun Valley, NV16 miles southeast 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 July 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-NVHTF-030621.