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Fires Near San Francisco, CAUnited States flag

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

8
Fires within 100 mi
93 mi
Nearest fire
2
Weather alerts
60
Air quality · Moderate

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Live risk assessment for San Francisco, CA

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 47 active fires within 300 miles of San Francisco, CA, including 2 within 25 miles and 8 within 100 miles. 2 of them are inside San Francisco city limits. The most significant is the Gann fire, 93 miles away at 10,339 acres, 84% contained. The National Weather Service has 2 active alerts covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 60).

  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

House pin: San Francisco, CA. Bold outline: San Francisco 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
2
size unreported
≤ 25 mi
2
0 acres
≤ 50 mi
4
0 acres
≤ 100 mi
8
11K acres
≤ 200 mi
24
79K acres
≤ 300 mi
47
164K 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

231% of an average year
Burned so far in 202662 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)27 acres

So far in 2026, 62 acres have burned within 25 miles of San Francisco, 231% of the 27 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near San Francisco, CA

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near San Francisco

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Scu Lightning Complex
2020
396,624 acres · 52 mi away
Lnu Lightning Complex
2020
363,220 acres · 65 mi away · 5 deaths
Soberanes
2016
132,127 acres · 95 mi away · 1 death
Central Lnu Complex
2017
110,720 acres · 48 mi away · 24 deaths

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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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