No longer in the daily fire updates. The Woods Fire last appeared in an official report on August 20, 2026, at 65 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Woods Fire

Alpine County, California · Wildfire

Started inside the Stanislaus National Forest boundary.

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 20, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
First reported about 2 months ago
Metric Now
Size
65 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
Containment
100%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+25 percent
was 75% · Aug 19, 7:01 PM
Crew size
55
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−23
was 78 · Aug 19, 7:01 PM
Money spent
$870,272
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+$720,272
was $150,000 · Aug 19, 7:01 PM

Woods Fire and other nearby fires

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Woods Fire summary

The Woods Fire is a wildfire near Alpine County, California. It has burned about 65 acres (about 49 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 months ago. About 55 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.

Size
65 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 9, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 8:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
This Afternoon
70°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
Wind 10 mph SW · 15% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
53°F · Light Rain
Wind 1 to 8 mph SW · 81% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
Friday
58°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 2 to 7 mph SW · 87% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
51°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 6 mph SSW · 68% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
Saturday
62°F · Slight Chance Light Rain then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 to 13 mph SW · 23% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 8:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 55 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $870,272 has been spent on it so far.

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