No longer in the daily fire updates. The Railroad Fire last appeared in an official report on July 23, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Railroad Fire

Nevada County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 23, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Jul 23, 4:01 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Railroad Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Railroad Fire summary

The Railroad Fire is a wildfire near Nevada County, California. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 23, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, July 23rd at 3:01 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

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 this fire will do.

This Afternoon

87°F · Sunny

Wind 5 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

62°F · Clear

Wind 2 mph ESE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

89°F · Sunny

Wind 1 to 5 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Friday Night

62°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 3 mph ESE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

87°F · Sunny

Wind 5 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, July 23rd at 3:04 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

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