Foster Fire

Imperial County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 16, 2026 (25 days ago)

First reported about 4 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	311 acres Aug 10, 6:00 PM	252 acres Sep 9, 11:00 AM −59 acres was 311 acres · Aug 10, 6:00 PM	−59 acres in 30 days
Containment	80% Aug 15, 7:01 PM	100% Sep 9, 11:00 AM +20 percent was 80% · Aug 15, 7:01 PM	+20 percent in 25 days
Crew size	11 Aug 14, 4:01 PM	7 Sep 9, 11:00 AM −4 was 11 · Aug 14, 4:01 PM	−4 in 26 days
Money spent	$86,000 Aug 15, 7:01 PM	$91,000 Sep 9, 11:00 AM +$5,000 was $86,000 · Aug 15, 7:01 PM	+$5,000 in 25 days

Foster Fire summary

The Foster Fire is a wildfire near Imperial County, California. It has burned about 252 acres (about 191 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 7 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 252 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: August 9, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 12:01 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.

Today

112°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Dry

Tonight

88°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph WNW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday

112°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Tuesday Night

87°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday

109°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 12:07 p.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

About 7 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $91,000 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

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

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

Nearby fires to Foster Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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