Timber Fire Active 2026

Started: Aug 09 25,513 acre 59% contained Wildfire
Near Big Sur · Monterey County, California
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Timber Fire is the 2nd-largest active wildfire in California, burning 1 mile east of Big Sur, near Southeast of Loma Vista and has spread north toward Big Sur.

47 Days Active
2nd By Size 2nd-largest active wildfire in California
1 mi E From Big Sur to the fire perimeter
25,513 Acres About the size of Galveston Island 4.9x the size of JFK Airport
0 Recent Acre Growth 11 acres/day avg over last 7 days
N Spreading North toward Big Sur
59%
Contained +0% since previous report
920 Personnel $176M spent $6.88K/acre

Timber Fire Live Perimeter Growth

Timber Fire Fire Growth History
Timber Fire Containment History

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