Emma Fire

Los Angeles County, California · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 19, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported about 5 months ago
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Size
0 acres
Aug 19, 5:01 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Emma Fire and other nearby fires

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Emma Fire summary

The Emma Fire is a wildfire near Los Angeles County, California. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 5 months ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
March 27, 2026 (first reported about 5 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 19th at 5:01 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

97°F · Sunny

Wind 10 to 20 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

74°F · Clear

Wind 10 to 20 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

98°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Windy Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

74°F · Clear

Wind 10 to 20 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

97°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 25 mph SW · 12% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 19th at 4:06 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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