Fire at a glance (numbers)
- Incident Name: Ground, Englebright
- State: CA
- Lead Agency: NEU
- Size (acres): 4-5
- Percent Contained: 100%
- Estimate of Containment: June 7, 2026
- Personnel: 60+
- Structures Destroyed: 0
Ground, Wintering Ground Road off John Born near Englebright in Nevada County. Grass and brush.
June 7, 2026 at 1:59 PM Helicopter 516 is returning to White Cloud helibase.
June 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM Resources will be committed for several hours for mop-up operations.
June 7, 2026 at 1:45 PM Tanker 88 is being released back to Grass Valley.
June 7, 2026 at 1:44 PM Ground IC is canceling the additional dozer and the Tahoe Hotshots.
June 7, 2026 at 1:41 PM Forward progress stopped.
June 7, 2026 at 1:34 PM Air Attack reports the fire is looking really good, releasing Tanker 117 back to McClellan.
June 7, 2026 at 1:32 PM Retardant box around the fire has been completed. Tankers 88 and 117 are overhead, with Helicopter 516 and Air Attack 230.
June 7, 2026 at 1:29 PM Good progress on line contrcution, the fire is holding in the current footprint.
June 7, 2026 at 1:22 PM Tanker drops have taken some heat out of the fire, ground resources are making good progress with structure protection. There are no evacuations or road closures at this time.
June 7, 2026 at 1:20 PM Tanker 88 has lifted from Grass Valley to the Ground incident.
June 7, 2026 at 1:17 PM Penn Valley, CAL FIRE, TNF and Smartsville resources are on scene. Tanker drop across the head of the fire by a retrofitted C-130 from McClellan.
June 7, 2026 at 1:16 PM Tahoe Hotshots responding to the Ground incident.
June 7, 2026 at 1:12 PM Air Attack 230 is over the Ground incident, reporting 4-5 acres in grass and oak woodland. Two structures immediately threatened.
June 7, 2026 at 1:11 PM Tahoe National Forest sending helicopter and helitack crew in addition to the engines.
June 7, 2026 at 1:06 PM Ground IC requesting an additional two handcrews. Air Attack 230 is on the way to this incident and TNF Helicopter 516 is lifting as well.
June 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM Units at scene on Wintering Ground report 1 acre in grass and brush, burning at a moderate rate of spread. One wood structure immediately threatened.
June 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM Air Attack 230 is recommending aircraft to be dispatched to the Ground Fire in the Englebright area.
June 7, 2026 at 12:56 PM Additional resources requested to respond to the Ground incident.
June 7, 2026 at 12:54 PM Access off Wintering Ground is the best access for the Ground incident.
June 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM Reported vegetation fire on Wintering Ground Road off John Born Road near Englebright. Units dispatched.