No longer in the daily fire updates. The Auxiliary Fire last appeared in an official report on August 6, 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 →

Auxiliary Fire

Kern County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 6, 2026 (12 days ago)
First reported 12 days ago
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Size
0 acres
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Auxiliary Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Auxiliary Fire summary

The Auxiliary Fire is a wildfire near Kern County, California. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 12 days ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 5, 2026 (first reported 12 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 8th at 9:00 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.

Tonight

75°F · Clear

Wind 5 to 15 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday

106°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 15 mph WSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Sunday Night

76°F · Mostly Clear

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Monday

103°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 20 mph WNW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Very hot Dry

Monday Night

73°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 20 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 8th at 9:03 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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