Mendocino County, California · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
841 acres Aug 2, 8:00 PM
|
872 acres
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+31 acres
was 841 acres · Aug 2, 8:00 PM
|
+31 acres
in 15 days
|
| Containment |
91% Aug 12, 6:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+9 percent
was 91% · Aug 12, 6:00 PM
|
+9 percent
in 5 days
|
| Crew size |
104 Aug 12, 6:00 PM
|
3
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
−101
was 104 · Aug 12, 6:00 PM
|
−101
in 5 days
|
| Money spent |
$3.0M Aug 12, 6:00 PM
|
$5.0M
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+$2.0M
was $3.0M · Aug 12, 6:00 PM
|
+$2.0M
in 5 days
|
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The Feliz Fire is a wildfire near Mendocino County, California. It has burned about 872 acres (about 661 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago. About 3 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 12:01 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.
Today
91°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 1 to 13 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
57°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 3 to 13 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday
94°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 12 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
59°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 2 to 9 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
93°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 10 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 12:06 p.m. CDT.
About 3 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $5 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 1 other active fire, closest first:
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