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Twain Fire

Plumas County, California · Wildfire

276 acres 90% contained First reported 8 days ago

Twain Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Twain Fire summary

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The Twain Fire is a wildfire near Plumas County, California. It has burned about 276 acres (about 209 football fields). Crews have boxed in 90% of its edge; the other 10% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 8 days ago. About 110 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
276 acres
Containment
90%
Discovered
July 11, 2026 (first reported 8 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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

93°F · Sunny

Wind 5 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

59°F · Mostly Clear then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

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

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

96°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny

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

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Sunday Night

64°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 3 mph WSW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

93°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:33 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 110 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $500,000 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 Twain Fire

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

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