No longer in the daily fire updates. The Plains Fire last appeared in an official report on August 14, at 2,588 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 →

Plains Fire

San Luis Obispo County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 14, 2026 (25 days ago)
First reported about 4 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
2,588 acres
Sep 7, 11:00 PM
+88 acres
was 2,500 acres · Aug 13, 8:00 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 7, 11:00 PM
+100 percent
was 0% · Aug 13, 7:01 PM
Crew size
119
Sep 7, 11:00 PM
+1
was 118 · Aug 13, 7:01 PM
Money spent
$200,000
Sep 7, 11:00 PM

Plains Fire and other nearby fires

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Plains Fire summary

The Plains Fire is a wildfire near San Luis Obispo County, California. It has burned about 2,588 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 119 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
2,588 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 12, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 14th at 10:01 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

82°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

51°F · Mostly Clear

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

86°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

54°F · Mostly Clear

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

88°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 14th at 10:16 a.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

About 119 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $200,000 has been spent on it so far.

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