No longer in the daily fire updates. The Fields Fire last appeared in an official report on July 29, at 1,280 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Fields Fire

Merced County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 29, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
1,280 acres
Sep 7, 3:00 AM
+100 acres
was 1,180 acres · Jul 25, 7:00 AM
Containment
100%
Sep 7, 3:00 AM
+4 percent
was 96% · Jul 28, 7:01 PM
Crew size —
Money spent
$1.4M
Sep 7, 3:00 AM
+$1.3M
was $100,000 · Jul 27, 6:00 PM

Fields Fire and other nearby fires

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Fields Fire summary

The Fields Fire is a wildfire near Merced County, California. It has burned about 1,280 acres (about 970 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. A Type 3 IC is running it.

Size
1,280 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 23, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 11th at 8:01 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Tonight

63°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 10 mph WNW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

93°F · Mostly Sunny then Patchy Smoke

Wind 0 to 10 mph W · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Wednesday Night

59°F · Slight Chance Light Rain

Wind 0 to 10 mph WSW · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

87°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday Night

53°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 15 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 8:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

A Type 3 IC is running this fire. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $1 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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