Timber Fire

Monterey County, California · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 8, 2026 (about 17 hours ago)

First reported about 4 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	25,357 acres Sep 7, 7:00 PM	25,380 acres Sep 9, 11:00 AM +23 acres was 25,357 acres · Sep 7, 7:00 PM	+23 acres in 1 day
Containment	23% Sep 5, 8:00 PM	27% Sep 9, 11:00 AM +4 percent was 23% · Sep 5, 8:00 PM	+4 percent in 4 days
Crew size	1,600 Sep 8, 6:00 PM	1,580 Sep 9, 11:00 AM −20 was 1,600 · Sep 8, 6:00 PM	−20 in about 17 hours
Money spent	$126.9M Sep 8, 6:00 PM	$130.0M Sep 9, 11:00 AM +$3.0M was $126.9M · Sep 8, 6:00 PM	+$3.0M in about 17 hours

Timber Fire summary

The Timber Fire is a wildfire near Monterey County, California. It has burned about 25,380 acres (about 19,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 27% of its edge; the other 73% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 1,580 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: 25,380 acres
Containment: 27%
Discovered: August 9, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 9th at 11:00 a.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.

Today

99°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph NNE · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

77°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 mph NNW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday

97°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 9 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

72°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 9 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

90°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 13 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 9th at 11:01 a.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

About 1,580 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $130 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

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→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Timber Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:

See all active fires in California →

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