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Helen Fire

San Bernardino County, California · Wildfire

1 acre First reported 2 days ago

Helen Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Helen Fire summary

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The Helen Fire is a wildfire near San Bernardino County, California. It has burned about 1 acre. It was first reported 2 days ago. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 17, 2026 (first reported 2 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

90°F · Sunny

Wind 10 to 15 mph SW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

65°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 15 mph S · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

89°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 15 mph S · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday Night

66°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 15 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

88°F · Mostly Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:36 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.

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Nearby fires to Helen Fire

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

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