Evacuations in effect for this event
- Evacuation warningUS-CA-XHU-HIA-E002-A — Humboldt County
- Evacuation warningUS-CA-XHU-HIA-E014-D — Humboldt County
Live from Cal OES · as of . Zones can change quickly — follow your local sheriff / emergency management for instructions.
The MP18 wildfire in Humboldt, California, has burned 2,107 acres with minimal containment, posing a direct fire threat to homes in the area.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 7,610 acres
- Containment
- 74%
- Cause
- Human
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Humboldt, California), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Humboldt, California · ≈ 12 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-08-23 23:07 UTC · ≈ 12 sq mi · snapshot 16 of 16
reported perimeter · evacuation zones (dashed): warning / shelter
View the timeline — how the reported area changed
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 7,610 acres ±0 74% contained
- 7,610 acres ±0 74% contained
- 7,610 acres +28 74% contained
- 7,582 acres ±0 71% contained
- 7,582 acres +288 71% contained
- 7,294 acres ±0 44% contained
- 7,294 acres +147 44% contained
- 7,147 acres +233 26% contained
Show 12 earlier observations
- 6,914 acres +637 19% contained
- 6,277 acres ±0 19% contained
- 6,277 acres +628 19% contained
- 5,649 acres +994 14% contained
- 4,655 acres ±0 5% contained
- 4,655 acres +50 5% contained
- 4,605 acres ±0 5% contained
- 4,605 acres +992 5% contained
- 3,613 acres +1,506 6% contained
- 2,107 acres +544 10% contained
- 1,563 acres +63 10% contained
- 1,500 acres 10% contained
Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.
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