Merced County, California · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
1,180 acres Jul 25, 7:00 AM
|
1,280 acres
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+100 acres
was 1,180 acres · Jul 25, 7:00 AM
|
+100 acres
in 23 days
|
| Containment |
96% Jul 28, 7:01 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+4 percent
was 96% · Jul 28, 7:01 PM
|
+4 percent
in 20 days
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent |
$100,000 Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
$1.4M
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+$1.3M
was $100,000 · Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
+$1.3M
in 21 days
|
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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 4 weeks ago. A Type 3 IC is running it.
The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 11th at 8:01 p.m. CDT.
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
Wednesday
93°F · Mostly Sunny then Patchy Smoke
Wind 0 to 10 mph W · 6% chance of rain
Wednesday Night
59°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
Wind 0 to 10 mph WSW · 18% chance of rain
Thursday
87°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 5% chance of rain
Thursday Night
53°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 15 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 8:02 p.m. CDT.
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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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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