Mineral Fire
- 100% Contained
- 17 Acres
- 1 County: Placer
09/20/2026 6:07 AM
10/04/2026 9:01 PM
10/03/2026 9:00 PM
Under Investigation
CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit, Placer County Sheriff's Office
No team assigned
Iowa Hill Rd west of Iowa Hill
Status reports
Incident Updates
The Mineral Fire is 100% contained.
No change to acreage or containment.
No reported change to acreage or containment.
The Mineral Fire is now 92% contained.
The Mineral Fire is now 85% contained.
The Mineral Fire is now 70% contained.
Firefighters have held the Mineral Fire to 19 acres and improved containment to 60%.Unmanned aircraft systems with infrared technology are being used to survey the burn area. Maps of remaining hotspots within the fire perimeter are giving firefighters targeted locations to extinguish embers. The hotspots are scattered throughout the 19-acre burn area in challenging terrain with dense overgrowth.
No structures are threatened. No damage or injuries have been reported. The fire is believed to have been deliberately set by a suspect who was the subject of a law-enforcement manhunt in the area.
The Mineral Fire is 50% contained.
The Mineral Fire is 20% contained and remains 18 acres.
All evacuation orders associated with this fire have been lifted.
Update from NEUECC: Mineral Fire is 18 acres. Firefighting dayshift crews are on scene following law-enforcement activity overnight.
As a helicopter approaches at sunrise, we see several CAL FIRE and partner resources at the Mineral Fire.
The law enforcement situation near Mineral Bar Campground has been resolved. Our firefighters are now moving in to engage the vegetation fire, which remains approximately 3–5 acres.
Conditions on the ground are currently challenging. As daylight arrives, we will continue working the fire and will provide further updates as more information becomes available.
Please continue to avoid the area and follow all directions from fire and law enforcement personnel.
CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Department is currently operating in unified command with the Placer County Sheriff's Office in the community of Iowa Hill for an armed and dangerous suspect. A vegetation fire has started in the area where law enforcement agencies are actively searching for the suspect. The fire is approximately two acres burning in the timber understory with a slow rate of spread. Because the suspect is still at large, firefighters have not been able to engage the fire. CAL FIRE has eight fire engines, four water tenders, four hand crews, and two bulldozers staged and ready to deploy once the suspect has been detained. Fire activity has moderated and is being monitored by remote sensing aircraft at a high elevation. CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Department will remain on scene until we have fully contained the vegetation fire.
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