Bouquet Fire

Los Angeles County, California · Wildfire

Started inside the Angeles National Forest boundary.

Contained Official numbers updated Oct 13, 2026 (3 days ago)
First reported 13 days ago
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Size
1,048 acres
Oct 15, 7:01 PM
+1,048 acres
was 0 acres · Oct 5, 7:00 PM
Containment
100%
Oct 15, 7:01 PM
+7 percent
was 93% · Oct 12, 9:00 PM
Crew size
46
Oct 15, 7:01 PM
−100
was 146 · Oct 11, 9:00 PM
Money spent
$3.5M
Oct 15, 7:01 PM
+$500,000
was $3.0M · Oct 9, 6:00 PM

Bouquet Fire and other nearby fires

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Bouquet Fire summary

The Bouquet Fire is a wildfire near Los Angeles County, California. It has burned about 1,048 acres (about 794 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported 13 days ago. About 46 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
1,048 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
October 3, 2026 (first reported 13 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, October 15th at 7:01 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what a specific fire will do.

Day Night
This Afternoon
79°F · Sunny
Wind 30 mph NE · 0% rain
Wind: High wind Heat: Warm Dry
59°F · Clear
Wind 30 to 35 mph NE · 1% rain
Wind: High wind Heat: Cool Dry
Friday
78°F · Sunny
Wind 35 to 40 mph NE · 1% rain
Wind: High wind Heat: Warm Dry
60°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 25 to 35 mph NE · 0% rain
Wind: High wind Heat: Cool Dry
Saturday
80°F · Sunny
Wind 20 to 30 mph NE · 0% rain
Wind: High wind Heat: Warm Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, October 15th at 7:03 p.m. CDT.

Could this fire move fast?

Weather isn't the only thing that changes how a fire moves. The ground matters too: how steep it is, and what's growing on it. These four numbers are for the exact spot where this fire started, not the whole fire. A big fire crosses a lot of different ground.

2° slope

Fire usually moves faster uphill than downhill. Heat and flame lean uphill, drying out the ground above the fire before it gets there.

Fallen leaves and needles (TL3)

A moderate layer of pine needles with a few larger sticks and logs mixed in. Fire moves very slowly, with short flames.

45% tree canopy cover

The more tree cover above a fire, the easier it is for the fire to climb from the ground into the treetops. That's called a crown fire. Crown fires move faster, throw embers farther ahead of the fire, and are harder for crews to stop head-on.

Elevation and slope from the USGS 3D Elevation Program; fuel type and canopy cover from LANDFIRE (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), pulled Saturday, October 3rd at 5:05 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 46 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $4 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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Nearby fires to Bouquet Fire

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