California wildfires

Medicine Fire

ContainedMendocino County, California2025Wildfire

The Medicine Fire was reported on July 27, 2025 in Mendocino County, California and burned 263 acres. It was fully contained on August 3, 2025.

Size
263 acres
Contained
Not reported
Discovered
July 27, 2025

Map

Perimeter mapped July 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM PDT, 263 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.832, -123.274.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Covelo

The incident

Size
263 acres
Containment
Not reported
Discovered
July 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM PDT
Contained
August 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM PDT
Controlled
August 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM PDT
Cause
Undetermined
County
Mendocino County
State
California
Protecting agency
CAL FIRE
Jurisdiction
BIA
Land ownership at origin
BIA
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-CAMEU-009418
IRWIN identifier
EB3E70D4-622E-41DB-9254-5C2C5D01AF47

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 27, 2025 (217 acres) to July 28, 2025 (263 acres). The largest one-day growth was 45 acres, mapped July 28, 2025.

DayAcresChange
July 27, 2025217
July 28, 2025263+46

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Covelo, CA covers the area today.

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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated August 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM PDT. Identifier 2025-CAMEU-009418.