Update: Brown Fire in Mono County – Aug. 23 status

Published Aug 24, 2025 #Brown fire

Updated: 5:15 p.m. Aug. 23

First discovered: 2 hours ago, 2:57 p.m. Aug. 23

Initial location: Mono County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Brown

Brown Fire initially started today at 2:57 p.m. in Mono County, California.

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

Source: National Interagency Fire Center