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Timber Fire, California (2026)

Last changed (20:19 UTC, 3 November 2026). This event is over, so no next check is due.

Over. This fire was reported fully contained. The page keeps its record.

The Timber Fire in Monterey County, California was discovered on 9 August 2026 and had burned 25,350 acres (10,259 hectares), 100% contained, as of the incident record updated 3 November 2026, according to the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS data.

Map: Timber Fire, California (2026)
36.22° N, 121.72° W · California, United States · map © Natural Earth

Key figures

Size
25,350 acres10,259 haSource: NIFC WFIGS
Contained
100%Source: NIFC WFIGS
Discovered
03:35 UTC, 9 August 2026Source: NIFC WFIGS
County
Monterey CountySource: NIFC WFIGS
State
CaliforniaSource: NIFC WFIGS
Incident ID
2026-CALPF-002271Source: NIFC WFIGS

Sources

Recorded by Gods Eyes from the live feed ; the source last updated it . Figures are as the source reported them at the time and may since have been revised; the source pages are authoritative.

Affected area

Nearest towns

  • Monterey46 km away · pop. 124,288
  • Salinas52 km away · pop. 156,784
  • Santa Cruz88 km away · pop. 148,444
  • Paso Robles113 km away · pop. 27,157
  • San Jose121 km away · pop. 1,668,000
  • San Luis Obispo141 km away · pop. 65,386

Places from the Natural Earth populated places list, by straight-line distance. The source names no towns for this event.

Timeline

  1. 20:19 UTC3 November 2026Containment went from 97% to 100%.
  2. 21:39 UTC1 November 2026Gods Eyes recorded it from the feed.
  3. 03:35 UTC9 August 2026The fire was discovered, according to the incident record.

Only updates Gods Eyes saw in the feed are listed.

Nearby airports

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