No longer in the daily fire updates. The Grant Fire last appeared in an official report on August 31, at 10 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Grant Fire

Alameda County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 31, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
10 acres
Aug 31, 5:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Grant Fire and other nearby fires

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Grant Fire summary

The Grant Fire is a wildfire near Alameda County, California. It has burned about 10 acres (about 8 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
10 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 31, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 31st at 4:00 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.

This Afternoon

78°F · Sunny

Wind 18 to 23 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

54°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 25 to 30 mph WSW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: High wind Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

75°F · Sunny

Wind 13 to 24 mph WSW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

54°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 14 to 18 mph WSW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

79°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 7 to 15 mph WSW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 31st at 4:05 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

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