The wildfire started burning in a rural area several miles east of Highway 49 and southeast of Placerville. As of 4:30 p.m. the Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit said the wildfire was burning at a moderate rate of spread.

A wildfire burning in El Dorado County on Wednesday afternoon has prompted evacuation warnings, according to Cal Fire. The Coyote Fire is burning near Cedar Creek Road and Coyoteville Lane in Somerset,

The Coyote Fire, ignited on August 20, 2025, near Cedar Creek Road and Coyoteville Lane in Somerset, El Dorado County, California, has burned 164 acres as of 5 p.m., per Cal Fire. Evacuation warnings are in place for Omo Ranch to Farnham Ridge Road,