Paramount Fire
The Paramount Fire was reported on March 25, 2026 in Kings County, California and burned 1,280 acres. It was fully contained on March 25, 2026.
- Size
- 1,280 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 25, 2026
- Personnel
- 80
Map
Perimeter mapped March 28, 2026 at 10:10 AM PDT, 1,386 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 35.811, -119.887.
The incident
- Size
- 1,280 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 25, 2026 at 2:52 PM PDT
- Contained
- March 25, 2026 at 5:16 PM PDT
- Controlled
- March 25, 2026 at 9:24 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 19 Miles SE from Kettleman, CA
- County
- Kings County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Kettleman
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 80
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CAFKU-006461
- IRWIN identifier
- CAF38716-4B9D-45FA-A830-8F7AE15720D9
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 2, 2026 (1,280 acres) to August 31, 2026 (1,386 acres). The largest one-day growth was 106 acres, mapped August 31, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2026 | 1,280 | |
| August 31, 2026 | 1,386 | +106 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kettleman City, CA covers the area today.
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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 April 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-CAFKU-006461.