Land cover · Merced County 2026

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Acres by cover type Acres in Merced County % of burned % of Merced County
Forest 85 5.1% 19.2%
Range (shrubland) 446 26.9% 5.9%
Grassland 1,041 62.7% 42.7%
Other 89 5.3% 32.2%
Burned in from another county 111 — —
Measured acres in Merced County 1,661 — —
Measured fires
Fire Reported acres Acres in Merced County Forest Range (shrubland) Grassland Other Unclassified
Fields Fire 1,280 1,045 85 445 438 77 0
Lincoln Fire 734 615 0 1 603 11 0
Dawson Fire burned in from Stanislaus County 191 111 (of 191) 0 0 109 1 0
Fires awaiting measurement
(16)
Fire Reported acres Whole perimeter acres Reason
Point Fire 650 — Awaiting a perimeter
Santa Fire 160 — Awaiting a perimeter
Nella Fire 135 — Awaiting a perimeter
Wright Fire 45 — Awaiting a perimeter
Hayden Fire 45 — Awaiting a perimeter
Reynolds Fire 40 — Awaiting a perimeter
Turlock Fire 40 — Awaiting a perimeter
Landfill Fire 29 — Awaiting a perimeter
Golf Fire 29 — Awaiting a perimeter
Stone Fire 27 — Awaiting a perimeter
Landon Fire 22 — Awaiting a perimeter
McCabe Fire 22 — Awaiting a perimeter
Cardella Fire 19 — Awaiting a perimeter
Jasper Fire 17 — Awaiting a perimeter
Keaton Fire 10 — Awaiting a perimeter
Solar Fire 10 — Awaiting a perimeter
Reconciliation
Line Fires Acres
Counted fires 18 3,314
Offered to measurement 18 3,314
Complex roll-up residue — 0
Fires with cells 2 2,014
Awaiting a perimeter 16 1,300
Awaiting measurement 0 0
Measurement errors 0 0
Smaller than one cell 0 0
Every cell outside Merced County 0 0
Measured acres in Merced County 2 1,661
Measured acres outside Merced County — 0
Whole perimeter acres — 1,661
Reported minus measured — 353
Burned in from another county 1 111

LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT with USFS RDS-2020-0044 for CA. Land cover tabulated through 2026-09-04. 30 m cells.