Van Fire
The Van Fire was reported on July 8, 2026 in Mariposa County, California and burned 1,107 acres. It was fully contained on July 11, 2026.
- Size
- 1,107 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2026
- Personnel
- 115
Map
Perimeter mapped July 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM PDT, 1,107 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 37.328, -120.061.
The incident
- Size
- 1,107 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- July 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 6 Miles SE from Catheys Valley, CA
- County
- Mariposa County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 115
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CAMMU-013885
- IRWIN identifier
- 15784EDD-38BD-4F9D-9439-B0E24D560AF0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Catheys Valley, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Catheys Valley, CA7 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Mariposa, CA12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Le Grand, CA12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Planada, CA14 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Midpines, CA17 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Chowchilla, CA18 miles southwest 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 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-CAMMU-013885.