Breaking: Kitchen Fire reported in Calaveras County on June 15

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First discovered: 3 hours ago, 12:03 p.m. June 15

Initial location: Calaveras County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire, Type 4

Fire name: Kitchen

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:03 p.m. in in Calaveras County, California.

After being active for three hours, Kitchen Fire has burned 0.3 acres of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. It is believed that the fire was naturally caused. There is currently no information on the containment of the fire.

NIFC Fire Complexity Analysis

This wildfire is considered to be a Type 4 incident. What it means:

• Command staff and general staff functions are not activated.
• Resources are local and vary from a single module to several resources.
• The incident is usually limited to one operational period in the control phase.
• No written incident action plan (IAP) is required. However, a documented operational briefing will be completed for all incoming resources.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center

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This story was originally published June 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM.