Update: Checkpoint Fire in San Diego County – March 13 status

Published Mar 14, 2026 #Checkpoint fire

Updated: 4:09 p.m. March 13

First discovered: 27 days ago, 9:55 a.m. Feb. 14

Initial location: San Diego County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Checkpoint

Checkpoint Fire initially started 9:55 a.m. Feb. 14 in in San Diego County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 27 days. There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center