Wildfires in Sierra County

California

Fire-weather risk today

High

tomorrow: High · steady

Fires in 2026

20 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

1.0 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

CAPTAIN · Wildfire 17/10/2026· 1 h › STAMP · Wildfire 11/10/2026· 72 h › SMITHNECK · Wildfire 05/10/2026· 1 h › LASIER · Wildfire 05/10/2026· 6 h › CANYON · Wildfire 05/10/2026· 7 h › CARLTON · Wildfire 04/10/2026· 73 h › CREEK · Wildfire 28/09/2026· 1 h › POKER · Wildfire 22/09/2026· 4 h › TAMARACK · Wildfire 22/09/2026· 17 h › SLEIGHVILLE · Wildfire 21/09/2026· 3 h › EIGHTY NINE · Wildfire 20/09/2026· 5 h › POPLAR · Wildfire 15/09/2026· 1 h › JOUBERTS · Wildfire 05/09/2026· 1 h › MERRILL · Wildfire 30/08/2026· 0 h › Crystal Peak · Wildfire 05/08/2026· 1.0 ha· 12 h › PLIOCENE · Wildfire 29/07/2026· 27 h › MINERS · Wildfire 28/07/2026· 3 h › HILL · Wildfire 27/07/2026· 2 h › JUNCTION 2 · Wildfire 27/07/2026· 1 h › Junction 2 · Wildfire 27/07/2026· 23 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.