Burn severity · San Diego County 2026
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 10 | 340 | 118 | 15 | 0 | 484 |
| Low | 16 | 1,118 | 219 | 101 | 0 | 1,454 |
| Moderate low | 23 | 1,449 | 271 | 70 | 0 | 1,813 |
| Moderate high | 25 | 1,378 | 307 | 46 | 0 | 1,756 |
| High | 95 | 2,202 | 552 | 35 | 0 | 2,884 |
| Assessed acres in San Diego County | 169 | 6,486 | 1,467 | 268 | 0 | 8,390 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in San Diego County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border 6 Fire | 2,525 | 1,505 (of 2,522) | 429 | 625 | 313 | 121 | 17 |
| Mateo Fire | 1,377 | 1,335 | 14 | 137 | 226 | 295 | 663 |
| Thorn Fire | 1,234 | 1,224 | 16 | 415 | 359 | 272 | 162 |
| Pipeline Fire | 1,065 | 1,066 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 112 | 906 |
| Tusil Fire | 820 | 819 | 2 | 56 | 324 | 319 | 118 |
| Grade Fire | 689 | 689 | 6 | 57 | 123 | 185 | 318 |
| November Fire | 560 | 561 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 73 | 444 |
| Range Fire | 429 | 427 | 1 | 47 | 188 | 122 | 69 |
| Creelman Fire | 347 | 348 | 5 | 32 | 88 | 151 | 72 |
| Church 2 Fire | 132 | 133 | 1 | 40 | 54 | 33 | 6 |
| Sorrento Fire | 90 | 130 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 88 |
| Dehesa 7 Fire | 93 | 94 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 35 | 2 |
| Mission Fire | 20 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Beaver Fire | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Junction Fire | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Corral Fire | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Airport Fire | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Daily Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egger Fire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fires awaiting assessment
(10)
| Fire | Reported acres | Whole perimeter acres | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle Fire | 402 | — | Awaiting a perimeter |
| Sorrento Fire | 138 | — | Awaiting a perimeter |
| Rainbow 3 Fire | 26 | — | Awaiting a perimeter |
| Harvest Fire | 25 | — | Awaiting a perimeter |
| Echo Fire | 24 | — | Awaiting a perimeter |
| Lonestar 2 Fire | 15 | — | Awaiting a perimeter |
| Mcp 13 Fire | 10 | — | Awaiting a perimeter |
| Cougar Fire | 10 | — | Awaiting a perimeter |
| Landmark Fire | 5 | — | Awaiting a perimeter |
| Streamview Fire | 1 | — | Awaiting a perimeter |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 29 | 10,070 |
| Offered to assessment | 29 | 10,070 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 19 | 9,414 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 10 | 656 |
| Awaiting assessment | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting clear imagery | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 0 | 0 |
| Every cell outside San Diego County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in San Diego County | 19 | 8,390 |
| Assessed acres outside San Diego County | — | 1,017 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 9,407 |
| Burned in from another county | 0 | 0 |
Generated 2026-10-07 21:30 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.
Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-10-07 21:30 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for CA. 30 m cells.