Elephant Fire

No longer in current feed

Plumas County, California · Discovered July 11, 2026

13,930 acres
Size
100%
Contained
No growth
24h growth
9
Personnel

Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 50 days ago

Current situation

Elephant Fire

Inactive
Air quality · Moderate
AQI 92

The Elephant Fire fire has burned 13,930 acres in Plumas County, California. It is no longer in the current official feed, so the figures on this page reflect the last data reported. Crews have fully contained the fire. Air quality near the fire is moderate (AQI 92). 9 personnel are assigned to the incident.

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Incident timeline

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  1. Fire reported 100% contained

    50 days ago · September 21, 2026
  2. Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 13,930 acres

    91 days ago · August 11, 2026

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Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.