Updated: 2:04 p.m. Aug. 16

First discovered: 4 days ago, 8:26 a.m. Aug. 12

Initial location: approximately 4 miles northeast of French Meadows Reservoir and 14 miles southeast of Truckee, Placer County, Calif.

Fire unit: Tahoe National Forest

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: 2026 Talbot Fire

2026 Talbot Fire initially started at 8:26 a.m. Aug. 12 about approximately 4 miles northeast of French Meadows Reservoir and 14 miles southeast of Truckee in Placer County, California.

It has burned 93 acres after being active for four days. A fire crew of 465 succeeded in containing 87% of the fire by Sunday afternoon. However, the cause is still being investigated.

Fuels involved in this wildfire, according to InciWeb: “Timber (Litter and Understory) Light Logging Slash Medium Logging Slash.”

More reports from InciWeb:

• Weather concerns:

“Mild and seasonable weather is expected over the next several days with a slight warming and drying trend into the week. Winds will be diurnal with peak winds in the late afternoon, 5-9 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.”

Please note that the report on weather conditions is an automatically published and unreviewed quote from InciWeb. Therefore it might be incomplete, hard to read or include misspelled words.

Fire containment

What does it mean for a fire to be 87% contained?

The percentage indicates how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line. In this case, it means that 87% of the wildfire is contained from spreading, while 13% is still uncontrolled.

Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire. It is normally expressed as a percentage and it refers to how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded/enclosed by a control line that firefighters create. The containment percentage indicates a certain level of control, but it doesn’t always correlate to safety level. Also, it’s important to note that containment doesn’t mean a fire is out.

How is containment measured?

The incident’s central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground. As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage. The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.

Source: InciWeb