Miners Fire
- 75% Contained
- 96 Acres
- 1 County: El Dorado
07/18/2026 4:47 PM
07/20/2026 8:28 AM
Under Investigation
CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit
No team assigned
Miners Valley Road and Miners Valley Court, Pilot Hill
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Incident Updates
Firefighters continue making good progress. The fire remains 95 acres and is now 75% contained. Crews will continue strengthening and securing containment line today while patrolling for hot spots until full containment is achieved.
Evacuation Warnings have been lifted.
Forward progress has been stopped.
Miners Fire is currently holding within the retardant line.
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Mandatory Evacuation Order for the Pilot Hill Perimeter Zone for the area between Miners Valley Road and Equestrian Way. Please evacuate the area using Salmon Falls Road either south towards El Dorado Hills or north towards Cool.
There is a Temporary Evacuation Point at the Placerville Library, 345 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667. For more information go https://perimetermap.com/El-Dorado-CA.
The fire is currently at 92 acres and 5% contained. Air resources made aggressive drops early, helping slow the fire's spread, while ground crews continue building containment line around the fire.
New incident in El Dorado County - Miners Fire, is 40 acres with moderate rate of spread.
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