Wood - Leave Open Fire

Riverside County, California · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)

First reported 2 days ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	76 acres Aug 26, 9:00 PM	77 acres Aug 26, 10:00 PM +1 acres was 76 acres · Aug 26, 9:00 PM	+1 acres in about 1 hour
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Wood - Leave Open Fire summary

The Wood - Leave Open Fire is a wildfire near Riverside County, California. It has burned about 77 acres (about 58 football fields). It was first reported 2 days ago. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: 77 acres
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: August 25, 2026 (first reported 2 days ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 26th at 10:00 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

75°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday

104°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 15 mph NW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Thursday Night

74°F · Mostly Cloudy

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

101°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 15 mph NW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Friday Night

72°F · Mostly Clear

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 26th at 10:05 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

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 Wood - Leave Open Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

See all active fires in California →

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