Update: Garden Highway 2 Fire in Sacramento County - July 17 status

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Updated: 5:02 p.m. July 17

First discovered: 3:17 p.m. July 17

Initial location: Sacramento County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Garden Highway 2

Garden Highway 2 Fire initially started today at 3:17 p.m. in Sacramento County, California.

It has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center

United Robots Sacramento

This story was originally published July 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM.