United States

Wildfires in California, United States

Right now

One wildfires recorded here in the last 24 hours.

The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 25 minutes ago. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

305, recorded here, since 9 March 2026

114 in the last 30 days. Most recent: 1 November 2026 (today).

The 160th strongest of the 305 recorded here since 9 March 2026.

By month

  • March 202620
  • May 202620
  • June 202618
  • July 202623
  • August 202615
  • September 202687
  • October 2026121
  • November 20261

October 2026 is the most active month of the 8 in our series here, with 121 events.

Hazards recorded here

Recent events

WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 43 km from Clearlake

1 November 202621:06 UTCIndex 36 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 90 km from Redding

29 October 202622:03 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Lathrop

28 October 202621:23 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 41 km from Galt

28 October 202621:23 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 47 km from South Yuba City

28 October 202621:23 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 56 km from Lincoln

28 October 202621:23 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 115 km from Clovis

28 October 202620:40 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Linda

27 October 202621:44 UTCIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Galt

27 October 202621:43 UTCIndex 44 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Woodland

27 October 202621:43 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 50 km from Clearlake

27 October 202621:00 UTCIndex 36 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Chico

27 October 202621:00 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Soledad

27 October 202620:59 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 42 km from Lodi

27 October 202620:59 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Dixon

27 October 202620:03 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Lynwood

27 October 202610:21 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Cameron Park

26 October 202622:02 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 48 km from Chico

26 October 202621:19 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 44 km from Sanger

26 October 202621:18 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near South Yuba City

26 October 202621:18 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Cudahy

26 October 202609:58 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Artesia

25 October 202610:15 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Downey

24 October 202610:35 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 74 km from Oakdale

21 October 202610:34 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Redding

20 October 202621:31 UTCIndex 44 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 75 km from Oakdale

20 October 202620:34 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Galt

20 October 202620:34 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 39 km from Chico

20 October 202620:34 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 102 km from Altamont

20 October 202620:34 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 45 km from Dinuba

20 October 202610:53 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Laguna

19 October 202621:49 UTCIndex 35 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 39 km from Soledad

19 October 202620:52 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 45 km from Dinuba

19 October 202620:52 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Buena Park

19 October 202610:30 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Fullerton

19 October 202610:29 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Oroville

18 October 202622:09 UTCIndex 55 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 35 km from Ukiah

18 October 202621:12 UTCIndex 44 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Yuba City

18 October 202621:12 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Linda

18 October 202620:28 UTCIndex 44 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Atwater Village

18 October 202610:47 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded

Towns with the most events here

Other areas

Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

Administrative boundaries: geoBoundaries (geoboundaries.org), Public Domain. geoboundaries.org