Trail Fire

Los Angeles County, California · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 4, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday

Trail Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Trail Fire summary

The Trail Fire is a wildfire near Los Angeles County, California. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
Not yet reported
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
September 4, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, September 4th at 7:00 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.

This Afternoon

81°F · Sunny

Wind 20 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

61°F · Clear

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

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

84°F · Sunny

Wind 10 to 25 mph SW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

66°F · Partly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

Wind 10 to 25 mph WSW · 48% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

81°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 10 to 25 mph SW · 59% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, September 4th at 7:04 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

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

Nearby fires to Trail Fire

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

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