Afternoon Update, Rock Fire and Cinder Complex

July 25, 2026 – 7:00 p.m.

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Cinder Complex

Location: Tinnemaha Road and Taboose Creek Road, North of Aberdeen, Inyo County, CA Size: 2,722

Unified Command: CAL FIRE, USFS, BLM and Inyo Sheriff

Percent contained: 15%

Cause: Lightning Start date: July 24, 2026

Rock Fire

Location: Black Rock Springs Road and Hwy 395, Poverty Hills, Inyo County, CA Size: 12,008

Unified Command: CAL FIRE, USFS, BLM and Inyo Sheriff

Percent contained: 40%

Cause: Under Investigation by CAL FIRE Law Enforcement

Start date: July 20, 2026

CURRENT SITUATION:

Firefighters made progress today, successfully establishing containment lines around portions of the Cinder Complex. On the Rock Fire, crews have initiated suppression repair operations along the southwest perimeter while Interagency Hotshot Crews have been air lifted into the northwest portion of the fire where they will remain over the next two nights, constructing direct control line on the fire’s edge through steep, remote, and inaccessible terrain.

WEATHER:

Hot and dry conditions persisted across the incident area today, accompanied by light winds. Temperatures are forecasted to cool down into the 70s overnight and then heat up into the triple-digits tomorrow with low relative humidity.

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