Update: Box Fire in Tuolumne County – Aug. 27 status

Published Aug 27, 2025 #Box fire

Updated: 7:06 a.m. Aug. 27

First discovered: 16 hours ago, 2:56 p.m. Aug. 26

Initial location: Tuolumne County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Box

Box Fire initially started 2:56 p.m. Aug. 26 in Tuolumne County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 16 hours. Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it is still undetermined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center