LAC-336841 Fire

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 33.950, -118.170.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Cudahy

Size

Not reported

Containment

Not reported

Discovered

September 18, 2026 at 5:11 PM PDT

Cause

Undetermined

County

Los Angeles County

State

California

Protecting agency

C&L

Land ownership at origin

Private

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-CALAC-336841

IRWIN identifier

3CB8509A-64CB-4ADD-8247-1866E11C8E9A

• Wind up to 10 mph from the west-southwest
• Relative humidity as low as 49%
• High of 83°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Cudahy, CA

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.6 µg/m³ around Tue, 10:00 PM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Cudahy, CA1 mile northwest of the fire’s origin
• Bell Gardens, CA2 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Bell, CA2 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Downey, CA2 miles east of the fire’s origin
• South Gate, CA2 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Lynwood, CA3 miles southwest of the fire’s origin