Plains Fire

Active

San Luis Obispo County, California · Discovered August 12, 2026

2,588 acres

Size

100%

Contained

+788 acres

24h growth

119

Personnel

Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 34 min ago · Official incident page

Current situation

Plains Fire

Fully contained

Air quality · Good

AQI 28

The Plains Fire fire has burned 2,588 acres in San Luis Obispo County, California. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has grown by about 788 acres in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 28). 119 personnel are assigned to the incident.

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Growth & containment history

Recorded	Size	Contained
8/14/2026, 1:08:08 AM	2,588 acres	100%
8/14/2026, 12:07:12 AM	2,500 acres	100%
8/13/2026, 2:57:03 AM	2,500 acres	0%
8/13/2026, 1:32:03 AM	1,800 acres	0%
8/12/2026, 11:02:03 PM	1,200 acres	0%
8/12/2026, 10:17:04 PM	800 acres	0%
8/12/2026, 9:42:04 PM	795 acres	0%
8/12/2026, 8:52:15 PM	340 acres	-
8/12/2026, 8:17:03 PM	80 acres	-
8/12/2026, 8:02:03 PM	20 acres	-
8/12/2026, 7:42:03 PM	0.0 acres	-
8/12/2026, 7:37:03 PM	-	-

History recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream size or containment changes.

About this data

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