Update: Divide Fire in Del Norte County – Aug. 12 status

Published Aug 13, 2026 #Divide fire

Updated: 2:54 p.m. Aug. 12

First discovered: Less than an hour ago, 2:11 p.m. Aug. 12

Initial location: Del Norte County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Divide

Divide Fire initially started today at 2:11 p.m. in Del Norte County, California.

It has been burning on private land for less than an hour. There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause remains unknown.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center