No longer in the daily fire updates. The High Fire last appeared in an official report on August 11, at 9 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 →

High Fire

Mariposa County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 11, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
9 acres
Aug 11, 8:01 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

High Fire and other nearby fires

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High Fire summary

The High Fire is a wildfire near Mariposa County, California. It has burned about 9 acres (about 7 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
9 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 11, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 11th at 7:01 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

98°F · Sunny

Wind 10 mph WNW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

69°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph NNW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

94°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 0 to 5 mph WSW · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Wednesday Night

63°F · Slight Chance Light Rain

Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

88°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 10 mph SW · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 7:06 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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