A fresh wildfire flared up this morning in the foothills of El Dorado County, with smoke first reported shortly after 8:30 a.m. near Chipmunk Trail and Wentworth Springs Road. Early details indicate the blaze is burning on private land. Officials had not yet released containment numbers or identified a cause when the initial report came in.
According to The Sacramento Bee, the fire was first logged at 8:34 a.m. on incident listings as “Chipmunk Trl / Wentworth Springs Rd.” The Bee reports that the blaze is on private property and that investigators have not yet determined how it started or how much progress crews have made in containing it.
How to follow official updates
For verified information on containment, size, and perimeter, check the incidents dashboard from CAL FIRE, which lists active fires and posts updates from incident commanders as they come in.
Residents in nearby foothill communities can also monitor El Dorado County’s emergency perimeter map and sign up for RAVE alerts for evacuation notices, road closures, and other time-sensitive warnings.
Local context and what to watch
Local fire officials have repeatedly warned that improper landscape burning remains one of the region’s most common ignition sources. The recent loosening of some burn-permit suspensions in the Amador–El Dorado unit has prompted renewed calls for caution, as per a report by Placerville NewsWire.
The El Dorado Fire Safe Council urges residents to stay plugged into the county’s Perimeter Map and local alert systems for real-time information on evacuations, road closures, and smoke or air-quality concerns.
If you spot smoke or flames, call 911 and follow instructions from local authorities. This story will be updated as officials release more information.
