San Diego County, California · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
1,335 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
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— |
| Containment | — |
100%
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
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— |
| Crew size | — |
218
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
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— |
| Money spent | — |
$2.1M
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
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The Mateo Fire is a wildfire near San Diego County, California. It has burned about 1,335 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 months ago. About 218 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 10th at 10:00 a.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.
Today
82°F · Patchy Fog then Sunny
Wind 0 to 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
65°F · Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 6% chance of rain
Tuesday
81°F · Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Wind 0 to 10 mph SW · 6% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
64°F · Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Wind 0 to 5 mph NE · 1% chance of rain
Wednesday
79°F · Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Wind 0 to 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 10th at 10:03 a.m. CDT.
About 218 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $2 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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