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Live wildfire tracking around San Luis Obispo: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.
Live risk assessment for San Luis Obispo, CA
No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.
There are currently 99 active fires within 300 miles of San Luis Obispo, CA, including 4 within 100 miles. None are inside San Luis Obispo city limits. The most significant is the Antelope fire, 39 miles away at 2,410 acres, 80% contained. The National Weather Service has 2 active alerts covering the surrounding area.
House pin: San Luis Obispo, CA. Bold outline: San Luis Obispo city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.
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.govFire 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.govSource: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.
So far in 2026, 184 acres have burned within 25 miles of San Luis Obispo, 46% of the 398 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.
| Fire | State | County | Distance | Size | Contained | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Fire | CA | Kern, San Luis Obispo | 39 mi | 2,410 acres | 80% | 3 hours ago |
| Farm Fire | CA | Kern | 67 mi | - | - | 41 hours ago |
| Timber Fire | CA | Monterey | 88 mi | 1,723 acres | 5% | 1 hour ago |
| Avenue Fire | CA | Kern | 92 mi | - | - | 24 hours ago |
| Buzzard Fire | CA | Kern | 102 mi | 902 acres | 98% | 17 hours ago |
| Ridge Fire | CA | Los Angeles | 109 mi | 1,134 acres | 98% | 18 hours ago |
| Liberty Fire | CA | Los Angeles | 113 mi | - | - | 22 hours ago |
| Fish Fire | CA | Kern | 113 mi | 4,201 acres | 100% | 7 days ago |
| LAC-282799 Fire | CA | Los Angeles | 115 mi | - | - | 21 hours ago |
| Yard Fire | CA | Tulare | 116 mi | 0.3 acres | - | 2 days ago |
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