Updated: 12:17 a.m. July 30

First discovered: 5 hours ago, 6:33 p.m. July 29

Initial location: Tuolumne County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire, Type 4

Fire name: Ranch

Ranch Fire initially started 6:33 p.m. July 29 in Tuolumne County, California.

Since its discovery five hours ago, it has burned 1.5 acres of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. It is thought that human activity led to this wildfire, but the precise event that sparked it remains unknown. At present, details about the containment of the fire are unknown.

Historic data

Human activity led to 8,011 fires in California in 2024, according to NIFC data, resulting in 990,939 acres of wildland burned.

NIFC Fire Complexity Analysis

This wildfire is considered to be a Type 4 incident. What it means:

• Command staff and general staff functions are not activated.

• Resources are local and vary from a single module to several resources.

• The incident is usually limited to one operational period in the control phase.

• No written incident action plan (IAP) is required. However, a documented operational briefing will be completed for all incoming resources.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center