Summit Fire

Los Angeles County, California · Wildfire

Contained Official numbers updated Aug 28, 2026 (5 days ago)
First reported about 8 weeks ago
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Size
2,690 acres
Sep 2, 7:00 AM
Containment
100%
Sep 2, 7:00 AM
+2 percent
was 98% · Jul 23, 5:01 PM
Crew size
7
Sep 2, 7:00 AM
−5
was 12 · Jul 21, 8:00 AM
Money spent
$12.7M
Sep 2, 7:00 AM

Summit Fire and other nearby fires

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Summit Fire summary

The Summit Fire is a wildfire near Los Angeles County, California. It has burned about 2,690 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 8 weeks ago. About 7 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
2,690 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 10, 2026 (first reported about 8 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 2nd at 7:00 a.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.

Overnight

58°F · Clear

Wind 10 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

82°F · Sunny

Wind 10 to 15 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday Night

58°F · Clear

Wind 5 to 15 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

81°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 15 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday Night

59°F · Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 2nd at 7:01 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 7 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $13 million has been spent on it so far.

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

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

Nearby fires to Summit Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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