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Live wildfire tracking around Truckee: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.
Live risk assessment for Truckee, CA
No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.
There are currently 70 active fires within 300 miles of Truckee, CA, including 1 within 25 miles and 11 within 100 miles. None are inside Truckee city limits. The most significant is the Bug fire, 29 miles away at 44,304 acres, 3% contained. The National Weather Service has 2 active alerts covering the surrounding area.
House pin: Truckee, CA. Bold outline: Truckee city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.
Fire Weather Watch issued August 11 at 10:19AM PDT until August 13 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
Surprise Valley California; Western Lassen, Eastern Plumas, and Eastern Sierra Counties; Greater Lake Tahoe and Truckee Area; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Wa…
Read full alert at weather.govFire Weather Watch issued August 11 at 9:57AM PDT until August 13 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Sacramento CA
Sierra Nevada of Tehama-Butte-Plumas Counties Above 3000 ft; Sierra Nevada of Yuba-Sierra-Nevada-Placer Counties Between 3000-5000 ft Including Interstate 80; S…
Read full alert at weather.govSource: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.
So far in 2026, 394 acres have burned within 25 miles of Truckee, 6% of the 6.7K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.
| Fire | State | County | Distance | Size | Contained | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Fire | NV | Washoe | 16 mi | 7.6 acres | - | 42 hours ago |
| Elephant Fire | CA | Plumas | 26 mi | 13,930 acres | 100% | 3 days ago |
| Bug Fire | CA | Lassen | 29 mi | 44,304 acres | 3% | 5 hours ago |
| Fred Mt Fire | NV | Washoe | 35 mi | 3,482 acres | 0% | 17 hours ago |
| Flat Fire | CA | Nevada | 40 mi | 0.0 acres | - | 26 hours ago |
| Stallion Fire | NV | Washoe | 49 mi | 20,065 acres | - | 10 min ago |
| Chute Fire | CA | Yuba | 52 mi | 162 acres | 95% | 4 days ago |
| Hawk Fire | CA | El Dorado | 56 mi | 45 acres | 50% | 29 min ago |
| Rocky Fire | CA | Alpine | 65 mi | 1.2 acres | - | 15 hours ago |
| Woods Fire | CA | Alpine | 66 mi | 15 acres | - | 14 hours ago |
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