Rock Fire

Inyo County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 15, 2026 (20 days ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	11,974 acres Jul 25, 7:01 PM	12,008 acres Sep 4, 9:00 AM +34 acres was 11,974 acres · Jul 25, 7:01 PM	+34 acres in about 1 month
Containment	98% Aug 5, 8:00 PM	100% Sep 4, 9:00 AM +2 percent was 98% · Aug 5, 8:00 PM	+2 percent in 30 days
Crew size	282 Aug 1, 8:00 PM	271 Sep 4, 9:00 AM −11 was 282 · Aug 1, 8:00 PM	−11 in about 1 month
Money spent	$14.7M Jul 29, 6:00 PM	$15.7M Sep 4, 9:00 AM +$1.0M was $14.7M · Jul 29, 6:00 PM	+$1.0M in about 1 month

Rock Fire summary

The Rock Fire is a wildfire near Inyo County, California. It has burned about 12,008 acres (about 9,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 271 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team.

Size: 12,008 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: July 20, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 15th at 8:01 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.

Tonight

63°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 3 to 12 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

93°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 13 mph SSW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Sunday Night

66°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 2 to 8 mph SW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

95°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 3 to 13 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Monday Night

67°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 to 9 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 15th at 8:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 271 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $16 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

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

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Rock Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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