Cottonwood Creek Fire

Active

Mono County, California · Discovered August 15, 2026

4.0 acres

Size

Contained

24h growth

Personnel

Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 12 hours ago

Current situation

Cottonwood Creek Fire

Active fire

Air quality · Good

AQI 11

The Cottonwood Creek Fire fire has burned 4.0 acres in Mono County, California. Officials have not reported a containment figure yet. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 11).

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Growth & containment history

Recorded	Size	Contained
8/16/2026, 1:41:32 AM	4.0 acres	-
8/15/2026, 11:06:32 PM	7.0 acres	-
8/15/2026, 10:56:33 PM	0.1 acres	-

History recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream size or containment changes.

About this data

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