Wildfires in Nevada County

California

Fire-weather risk today

High

tomorrow: High · steady

Fires in 2026

84 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

259 ha

from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 33· PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-39:-121) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Fire history

GRIZZLY · Wildfire 02/11/2026· 0 h › HIDDEN · Wildfire 29/10/2026· 0 h › ROUGH · Wildfire 29/10/2026· 1 h › GILLHAM · Wildfire 25/10/2026· 3 h › GREENLEE · Wildfire 25/10/2026· 2 h › DAWN · Wildfire 21/10/2026· 3 h › OLD · Wildfire 21/10/2026· 1 h › COMBIE · Wildfire 21/10/2026· 1 h › TIMBER · Wildfire 17/10/2026· 1 h › SCOTTS · Wildfire 16/10/2026· 0 h › SPAULDING · Wildfire 16/10/2026· 9 h › TARA · Wildfire 15/10/2026· 3 h › CHALK · Wildfire 14/10/2026· 7 h › READY · Wildfire 13/10/2026· 25 h › JUNGLE · Wildfire 12/10/2026· 0 h › ROCK · Wildfire 11/10/2026· 7 h › OAK · Wildfire 10/10/2026· 0 h › HEESCHE · Wildfire 09/10/2026· 0 h › REX · Wildfire 08/10/2026· 2 h › LIME · Wildfire 07/10/2026· 1 h ›

Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.