Story Fire

Contra Costa County, California · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Jul 24, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
2 acres
Jul 24, 4:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Story Fire and other nearby fires

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Story Fire summary

The Story Fire is a wildfire near Contra Costa County, California. It has burned about 2 acres (about 2 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size
2 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 24, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 24th at 4:00 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.

This Afternoon

77°F · Sunny

Wind 16 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

60°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 17 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

77°F · Sunny

Wind 14 to 17 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

60°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 16 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

77°F · Sunny

Wind 15 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 24th at 4:06 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Story Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:

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