California wildfires

Paramount Fire

ContainedKings County, California2026Wildfire

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.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Kettleman City

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.

DayAcresChange
July 2, 20261,280
August 31, 20261,386+106

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kettleman City, CA covers the area today.

Nearby

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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.