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Pass Fire

Stanislaus County, California · Wildfire

under 1 acre First reported today

Pass Fire and other nearby fires

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Pass Fire summary

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The Pass Fire is a wildfire near Stanislaus County, California. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 22, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 22nd at 8:00 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

92°F · Sunny

Wind 3 to 12 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

63°F · Clear

Wind 5 to 13 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

92°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 12 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

64°F · Clear

Wind 3 to 12 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

95°F · Sunny

Wind 3 to 10 mph NW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 22nd at 8:05 a.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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