San Diego County, California · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
1,335 acres
Jul 24, 2:00 PM
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— |
| Containment | — |
100%
Jul 24, 2:00 PM
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— |
| Crew size | — |
218
Jul 24, 2:00 PM
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— |
| Money spent | — |
$2.1M
Jul 24, 2:00 PM
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— |
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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 6 weeks ago. About 218 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 24th at 2:00 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.
Today
85°F · Patchy Fog then Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 2% chance of rain
Tonight
66°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 10 mph SE · 1% chance of rain
Saturday
86°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 0 to 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Saturday Night
67°F · Patchy Fog
Wind 0 to 5 mph S · 3% chance of rain
Sunday
84°F · Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Wind 0 to 10 mph S · 3% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 24th at 2:06 p.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:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:
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