Updated: 10:26 a.m. Aug. 4

First discovered: 8 hours ago, 1:39 a.m. Aug. 4

Initial location: Trinity County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Mad

Mad Fire initially started today at 1:39 a.m. in Trinity County, California.

It has burned 0.3 acres of private land after being active for eight hours. Human activity is suspected to be the cause of this fire, yet the precise event that ignited it remains unknown. Currently, details about the containment of the fire are unknown.

Historic data

According to NIFC statistics for 2024, human-caused fires in California totaled 8,011, scorching 990,939 acres of wildland.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center