Chia Fire: Riverside County wildfire reported August 20, 2026
- First discovered
- 12:06 p.m. August 20
- Initial location
- Riverside County, Calif.
- Fire type
- Wildfire
- Fire name
- CHIA
Fire location & perimeter
A new wildfire was reported on August 20 at 12:06 p.m. in Riverside County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. The fire has burned an estimated 51 acres. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it remains undetermined.
Fire Information
- Fire name:
- CHIA
- Acres burned:
- 51
- Containment:
- 0%
- Cause:
- Undetermined
Source: National Interagency Fire Center
Latest updates
Size updated to 51 acres.
Size reported at 10 acres.
Fire now meets coverage threshold (named-fire).
Incident renamed to CHIA.
New wildfire reported from National Interagency Fire Center data.
Conditions & active alerts near Riverside
- Heat Advisory — Heat Advisory issued August 21 at 12:58PM PDT until August 24 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA
- Forecast
- Sunny
- Temp
- 96°F
- Wind
- 15 mph NW
Weather and alerts via the National Weather Service.
Evacuation maps, shelters & official resources
Evacuation & shelters
Official fire sources
FireShield resources
Source: National Interagency Fire Center
This story was generated from automated fire-agency data and published August 20, 2026 at 12:06 PM PDT.
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