No longer in the daily fire updates. The Rainbow Fire last appeared in an official report on September 9, 2026, at under 1 acre 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 →

Rainbow Fire

Placer County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 9, 2026 (13 days ago)
First reported 13 days ago
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Size
0 acres
Sep 22, 8:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Rainbow Fire and other nearby fires

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Rainbow Fire summary

The Rainbow Fire is a wildfire near Placer County, California. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 13 days ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
September 9, 2026 (first reported 13 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 9th at 11:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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.

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Day Night
Today
83°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 6 mph SSW · 2% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
54°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 3 mph NNE · 2% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Thursday
78°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 2 to 8 mph SW · 5% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
51°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 2 to 7 mph SSW · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Friday
73°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 10 mph SSW · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 9th at 11:03 a.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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