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Date Started
06/07/2026 5:26 AM
Last Updated
06/08/2026 3:06 PM
Date Contained
06/07/2026 10:30 AM
Cause
Under Investigation
Incident Maps and Reports
Agency Having Jurisdiction
CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo Unit
Incident Management Team
No team assigned
Location
Hwy 41 at the Kern County Line
[35.778884,-120.194339]

Incident Updates

06/08/2026 8:19 AM

The Cotton Fire is 100% contained.

06/07/2026 3:32 PM

Per Incident Command, the fire is 26 acres and 50% contained. The reduction in acreage is due to more accurate mapping of the fire perimeter.

06/07/2026 1:30 PM

The incident commander reports that the fire is now 15% contained. Air Attack has two tankers on hold at Paso Robles and has released a tanker from Porterville, indicating good progress on the fire and that forward progress has been stopped. 

06/07/2026 1:11 PM

The Cotton fire is burning off Hwy 41 near the Kern County Line. The fire is approximately 15 acres in grass, burning at a moderate rate of spread. Per the Incident Commander, crews are making good progress, but the fire still has the potential to burn 200 acres. There are currently no structures threatened. 

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