Waltz Fire
The Waltz Fire was reported on June 5, 2026 in Mariposa County, California and burned 1,644 acres. It was fully contained on June 9, 2026.
- Size
- 1,644 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 5, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped June 6, 2026 at 12:58 PM PDT, 1,644 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 37.378, -120.246.
The incident
- Size
- 1,644 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM PDT
- Contained
- June 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 1 Miles W from CATHEYS VALLEY, CA
- County
- Mariposa County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- CATHEYS VALLEY
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,292,689
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CAMMU-011236
- IRWIN identifier
- B8F6D725-B08F-43A6-A286-4FA1E4686926
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Planada, 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 June 9, 2026 at 7:51 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-CAMMU-011236.