Updated: 3:47 p.m. Nov. 10

First discovered: 2:09 p.m. Nov. 10

Initial location: Calaveras County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Dump

Dump Fire initially started today at 2:09 p.m. in Calaveras County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. Human involvement is suspected to have ignited the fire, although details about the exact activity that triggered it are unknown. At this time, details about the containment of the fire are unknown.

Historic data

NIFC statistics for 2024 show that humans caused 8,011 fires in California, resulting in 990,939 acres of wildland burned.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center