2026 Monterey County, California Wildfires

1 Active Fires

16,368 Acres Burning Slightly larger than Manhattan

11 2026 Season Fires ▲ +10 (+1000%) vs same period last year

25,304 2026 Season Acres ▲ +25,304 vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Monterey County

Aug 20 Started 12 acres 9 football fields Jolon Fire

Aug 9 Started 16 acres 12 football fields Bryson Fire

Aug 9 Started 16,368 acres Slightly larger than Manhattan 3.1x the size of JFK Airport Timber Fire

Jul 19 Started 150 acres 115 football fields Williams Fire

Jul 19 Started 10 acres 8 football fields Camp Roberts Range L5 Bob Fire

Jul 1 Started 50 acres 38 football fields Lucas Fire

Largest wildfires in Monterey County this season

16,368 Acres Slightly larger than Manhattan 3.1x the size of JFK Airport Timber Fire Big Sur

8,000 Acres 55% the size of Manhattan 6.6x the size of Lincoln Park Camp Roberts Bob Fire Lake Nacimiento

445 Acres 53% the size of Central Park 342 football fields Bradley Fire San Miguel

157 Acres 121 football fields Pine Fire San Ardo

150 Acres 115 football fields Williams Fire San Ardo

74 Acres 57 football fields Metz Fire Greenfield

All 2026 Monterey County Fires · 11 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Monterey County. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed a county line is listed with the acres that burned in Monterey County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Monterey County is listed too, at its Monterey County acres, and is not added to the Monterey County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Monterey County's acres are counted along county lines and can differ a little at the edges from the figures on the state page.

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Fire	Start date	Containment	Status	Acres	Center	Ignition point
Timber Fire	Aug 9, 2026	27%	Active	16,368	36.2435, -121.7011	35.9294, -121.3838
Camp Roberts Bob Fire	May 14, 2026	—	Inactive	8,000	35.8300, -120.8120	—
Bradley Fire	May 11, 2026	—	Inactive	445	35.8100, -120.7670	—
Pine Fire	Apr 28, 2026	100%	Inactive	157	36.1660, -120.8700	—
Williams Fire	Jul 19, 2026	100%	Inactive	150	35.9896, -121.0236	—
Metz Fire	Jun 5, 2026	100%	Inactive	74	36.3590, -121.2170	—
Lucas Fire	Jul 1, 2026	100%	Inactive	50	36.1040, -121.0250	—
Pine Fire	Jun 20, 2026	100%	Inactive	22	36.1630, -121.1620	—
Bryson Fire	Aug 9, 2026	100%	Inactive	16	35.8230, -121.0950	—
Jolon Fire	Aug 20, 2026	—	Inactive	12	35.8720, -120.8390	—
Camp Roberts Range L5 Bob Fire	Jul 19, 2026	—	Inactive	10	35.8120, -120.7650	—
Totals	2026 Season Fires 11	Active Fires 1	Acres Burning 16,368	2026 Season Acres 25,304