No longer in the daily fire updates. The Cement Fire last appeared in an official report on July 27, at 5 acres 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 →

Cement Fire

Calaveras County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 27, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
5 acres
Jul 27, 4:00 PM
+5 acres
was 0 acres · Jul 27, 2:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Cement Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Cement Fire summary

The Cement Fire is a wildfire near Calaveras County, California. It has burned about 5 acres (about 4 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
5 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 27, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, July 27th at 3:00 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

92°F · Sunny

Wind 9 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

60°F · Clear

Wind 2 to 8 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

93°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 7 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tuesday Night

62°F · Clear

Wind 2 to 7 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

96°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 7 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, July 27th at 3:06 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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