Mp18 Fire

Humboldt County, California · Wildfire

Contained Official numbers updated Sep 17, 2026 (5 days ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
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Size
7,599 acres
Sep 21, 10:00 PM
−2 acres
was 7,601 acres · Sep 8, 7:00 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 21, 10:00 PM
+2 percent
was 98% · Sep 16, 7:01 PM
Crew size
299
Sep 21, 10:00 PM
−34
was 333 · Sep 16, 7:01 PM
Money spent
$61.2M
Sep 21, 10:00 PM
+$700,000
was $60.5M · Sep 16, 7:01 PM

Mp18 Fire and other nearby fires

Mp18 Fire summary

The Mp18 Fire is a wildfire near Humboldt County, California. It has burned about 7,599 acres (about 6,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 299 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team.

Size
7,599 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 7, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, September 21st at 10:00 p.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

About 299 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $61 million has been spent on it so far.

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