Update: Summit Fire in Madera County – Aug. 21 status

Published Aug 22, 2025 #Summit fire

Updated: 8:01 p.m. Aug. 21

First discovered: 3 hours ago, 4:09 p.m. Aug. 21

Initial location: Madera County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Summit

Summit Fire initially started today at 4:09 p.m. in Madera County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for three hours. There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its cause has not yet been determined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center