Gulch Fire
Active
Trinity County, California · Discovered October 2, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 7 hours ago · Official incident page
Gulch Fire
The Gulch Fire fire has burned 3.1 acres in Trinity County, California. Officials have not reported a containment figure yet. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 40).
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Zone WVR-221 (Trinity County) downgraded to Evacuation Warning
4 days ago · October 3, 2026Zone WVR-212 (Trinity County) downgraded to Evacuation Warning
4 days ago · October 3, 2026Zone WVR-221 (Trinity County) placed under Evacuation Order
4 days ago · October 3, 2026Zone WVR-212 (Trinity County) placed under Evacuation Order
4 days ago · October 3, 2026Evacuation status lifted for zone WVR-221
4 days ago · October 2, 2026Evacuation status lifted for zone WVR-212
4 days ago · October 2, 2026Evacuation status lifted for zone WVR-223
4 days ago · October 2, 2026Evacuation status lifted for zone WVR-222
4 days ago · October 2, 2026Evacuation status lifted for zone WVR-224
4 days ago · October 2, 2026Zone WVR-223 (Trinity County) escalated to Evacuation Order
4 days ago · October 2, 2026Zone WVR-222 (Trinity County) escalated to Evacuation Order
4 days ago · October 2, 2026Zone WVR-224 (Trinity County) escalated to Evacuation Order
4 days ago · October 2, 2026Zone WVR-223 (Trinity County) placed under Evacuation Warning
4 days ago · October 2, 2026Zone WVR-222 (Trinity County) placed under Evacuation Warning
4 days ago · October 2, 2026Zone WVR-224 (Trinity County) placed under Evacuation Warning
4 days ago · October 2, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds
4 days ago · October 2, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/2/2026, 11:29:23 PM | 3.1 acres | - |
| 10/2/2026, 4:39:22 PM | 5.0 acres | - |
| 10/2/2026, 3:44:19 PM | 2.0 acres | - |
| 10/2/2026, 2:39:23 PM | 0.3 acres | - |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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.