Timber Fire
Active
Monterey County, California · Discovered August 9, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 7 days ago · Perimeter mapped 7 days ago (NIFC WFIGS) · Official incident page
Timber Fire
The Timber Fire fire has burned 25,350 acres in Monterey County, California. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 6 mph toward the W, with gusts to 9 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 41). 148 personnel are assigned to the incident.
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Timber Fire size over time
51 official size readingsGrew from 1,723 to 25K acres across these reports.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Containment rose to 100%
7 days ago · November 3, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
7 days ago · November 3, 2026Containment rose to 94%
34 days ago · October 8, 2026Evacuation status lifted for zone MRY-D091
42 days ago · September 29, 2026Evacuation status lifted for zone MRY-D089
42 days ago · September 29, 2026Evacuation status lifted for zone MRY-F031-A
42 days ago · September 29, 20262 firefighting aircraft working this fire (N38HX, N690RA)
42 days ago · September 29, 2026Containment rose to 88%
43 days ago · September 28, 2026Containment rose to 77%
44 days ago · September 28, 2026Containment rose to 71%
45 days ago · September 27, 2026Mapped size revised down to 25,341 acres (from 25,513)
46 days ago · September 26, 2026Evacuation status lifted for zone MRY-F028-B
46 days ago · September 25, 2026Evacuation status lifted for zone MRY-F028-C
46 days ago · September 25, 2026Grew 167 acres in 21 days to 25,513 acres
47 days ago · September 25, 2026Zone MRY-F028-B (Monterey County) placed under Evacuation Warning
48 days ago · September 24, 2026Zone MRY-F028-C (Monterey County) placed under Evacuation Warning
48 days ago · September 24, 2026Firefighting aircraft on scene (N690RA)
50 days ago · September 21, 2026Containment rose to 59%
54 days ago · September 17, 2026Zone MRY-D091 (Monterey County) placed under Evacuation Warning
54 days ago · September 17, 2026Zone MRY-D089 (Monterey County) placed under Evacuation Warning
54 days ago · September 17, 2026Zone MRY-F031-A (Monterey County) placed under Evacuation Warning
54 days ago · September 17, 2026Containment rose to 44%
56 days ago · September 15, 2026New perimeter mapped at 25,426 acres (national perimeter feed)
56 days ago · September 15, 2026Containment rose to 39%
59 days ago · September 12, 2026Containment rose to 27%
66 days ago · September 6, 2026Grew 156 acres in 3 days to 25,346 acres
68 days ago · September 4, 2026Grew 220 acres in 24 hours to 25,190 acres
71 days ago · September 1, 2026Grew 131 acres in 24 hours to 24,970 acres
72 days ago · August 31, 2026Grew 1,496 acres in 47 hours to 24,839 acres
73 days ago · August 30, 2026Grew 4,349 acres in 24 hours to 23,343 acres
75 days ago · August 28, 2026Containment dropped to 21% (from 29%)
76 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 2,626 acres in 24 hours to 18,994 acres
76 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 3,453 acres in 24 hours to 16,368 acres
77 days ago · August 26, 2026Grew 800 acres in 24 hours to 12,915 acres
78 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 3,450 acres in 24 hours to 12,115 acres
79 days ago · August 24, 2026Grew 1,996 acres in 24 hours to 8,665 acres
80 days ago · August 23, 2026Grew 614 acres in 24 hours to 6,669 acres
81 days ago · August 22, 2026Containment rose to 29%
82 days ago · August 21, 2026Grew 429 acres in 23 hours to 6,055 acres
82 days ago · August 21, 2026Grew 357 acres in 24 hours to 5,626 acres
83 days ago · August 20, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 11/3/2026, 7:56:28 PM | 25,350 acres | 100% |
| 10/21/2026, 12:13:00 AM | 25,350 acres | 97% |
| 10/20/2026, 6:17:51 PM | 25,352 acres | 97% |
| 10/18/2026, 10:50:02 PM | 25,350 acres | 97% |
| 10/18/2026, 5:14:42 PM | 25,352 acres | 97% |
| 10/9/2026, 11:13:15 PM | 25,350 acres | 97% |
| 10/8/2026, 12:28:27 AM | 25,350 acres | 94% |
| 10/5/2026, 11:33:47 PM | 25,350 acres | 90% |
| 10/2/2026, 12:09:55 AM | 25,350 acres | 88% |
| 9/28/2026, 11:42:47 PM | 25,349 acres | 88% |
| 9/28/2026, 12:06:24 AM | 25,349 acres | 77% |
| 9/27/2026, 12:28:40 AM | 25,346 acres | 71% |
| 9/26/2026, 12:13:54 AM | 25,341 acres | 59% |
| 9/25/2026, 12:29:01 AM | 25,513 acres | 59% |
| 9/24/2026, 12:24:25 AM | 25,443 acres | 59% |
| 9/23/2026, 12:28:48 AM | 25,437 acres | 59% |
| 9/22/2026, 12:33:44 AM | 25,436 acres | 59% |
| 9/17/2026, 11:14:37 PM | 25,435 acres | 59% |
| 9/17/2026, 12:16:42 AM | 25,435 acres | 44% |
| 9/15/2026, 11:06:17 PM | 25,426 acres | 44% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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