No longer in the daily fire updates. The Garin Fire last appeared in an official report on August 7, at 10 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Garin Fire

Alameda County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 7, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
10 acres
Aug 7, 9:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Garin Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Garin Fire summary

The Garin Fire is a wildfire near Alameda County, California. It has burned about 10 acres (about 8 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
10 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 7, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 7th at 8:00 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.

Tonight

60°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 to 8 mph NW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

82°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 2 to 9 mph NW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

63°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 1 to 8 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

86°F · Sunny

Wind 1 to 10 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday Night

61°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 3 to 10 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 7th at 8:05 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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