Fire at a glance (numbers)
- Incident Name: Talbot, Tahoe National Forest
- State: CA
- Lead Agency: TNF
- Size (acres): 75.2
- Percent Contained: 0%
- Estimate of Containment: unknown
- Personnel:
- Structures Destroyed:
Talbot, Tahoe National Forest. The fire is burning in an area with difficult access and steep terrain. There is a threat to structures and private timberlands. The Granite Chief Wilderness is in the area.
August 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Intel 12 has mapped the fire at 75.2 acres.
August 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Intel 12 is arriving over the fire for a new perimeter mapping.
August 12, 2026 at 10:27 PM
The fire remains active, winds out of the SSE aligning with the drainage. Dry lightning has occurred over the area throughout the afternoon and evening.
Strike teams are arriving at the Talbot fire to support resources at scene, including dozers from McKeller Logging that were on a project near French Meadows. Additional resources on order and air support resumes tomorrow morning.
August 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
New start on the Tahoe National Forest near the Talbot Campground off French Meadows Road on the Middle Fork of the American River. Full wildland dispatch on order.