Wildfire map: Here’s where Fork Fire is burning in California’s central Sierra Nevada

The Fork Fire burns near North Fork, pictured in the foreground, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022.

The Fork Fire that began Wednesday afternoon near the town of North Fork in eastern Madera County continues to burn as of Thursday afternoon. The latest estimates from Cal Fire are that it has scorched more than 770 acres with containment lines around about 5 percent of the wildfire’s perimeter.

The fire started about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday near the junction of Road 222 and Road 200. It is one of about a dozen fires across California that have started since Sept. 1

Use the + and - buttons to zoom in on the live-updating map and see satellite-detected hot spots associated with the Fork Fire. Click the legend button at upper right for more details.

Fork Fire map

Sources: U.S. Department of the Interior, IRWIN, NIFC, NASA, NOAA and Esri