Update: Ward Fire burns 1.5 acres in Tuolumne County

Published Mar 26, 2026 #Alderpoint rd fort_seward fire

Updated: 11:16 p.m. March 25

First discovered: 2 hours ago, 8:19 p.m. March 25

Initial location: Tuolumne County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Ward

Ward Fire initially started today at 8:19 p.m. in in Tuolumne County, California.

It has burned 1.5 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management after being active for two hours, an increase of one acre since the last update. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center