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Fires Near San Diego, CAUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around San Diego: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

18
Fires within 100 mi
96 mi
Nearest fire
2
Weather alerts
57
Air quality · Moderate

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Live risk assessment for San Diego, CA

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 82 active fires within 300 miles of San Diego, CA, including 1 within 25 miles and 18 within 100 miles. None are inside San Diego city limits. The most significant is the Mountain fire, 96 miles away at 55 acres. The National Weather Service has 2 active alerts covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 57).

Early signal: satellite heat detected nearby. Satellites picked up 6 heat detections in the last 24 hours, the closest about 18 miles away, that do not match any officially reported fire. Detections like this are often the first public sign of a new ignition, though they can also be industrial heat or agricultural burning. Turn on the Satellite heat layer on the map below and check back over the next few hours.
  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

House pin: San Diego, CA. Bold outline: San Diego city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

City limits
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no fires
≤ 25 mi
1
0 acres
≤ 50 mi
4
0 acres
≤ 100 mi
18
55 acres
≤ 200 mi
69
6,545 acres
≤ 300 mi
82
22K acres
2 active weather alerts
Fire Weather Watchuntil Aug 12, 9:00 PM

Fire Weather Watch issued August 11 at 10:19AM PDT until August 13 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV

Surprise Valley California; Western Lassen, Eastern Plumas, and Eastern Sierra Counties; Greater Lake Tahoe and Truckee Area; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Wa…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Fire Weather Watchuntil Aug 12, 11:00 PM

Fire Weather Watch issued August 11 at 9:57AM PDT until August 13 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Sacramento CA

Sierra Nevada of Tehama-Butte-Plumas Counties Above 3000 ft; Sierra Nevada of Yuba-Sierra-Nevada-Placer Counties Between 3000-5000 ft Including Interstate 80; S…

Read full alert at weather.gov

Source: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.

This season vs the last decade

8% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026104 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)1.2K acres

So far in 2026, 104 acres have burned within 25 miles of San Diego, 8% of the 1.2K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near San Diego, CA

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near San Diego

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Cedar
2003
273,246 acres · 31 mi away · 14 deaths
Witch
2007
197,990 acres · 28 mi away · 2 deaths

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for California

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

CAL FIRE incidentsEvacuationsEvery active California fire with evacuation orders and shelter info.fire.ca.govCal OESAlertsCalifornia Governor's Office of Emergency Services.caloes.ca.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

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