Medicine Fire
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.
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.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2025 | 217 | |
| July 28, 2025 | 263 | +46 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Covelo, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Covelo, CA3 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Laytonville, CA15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Brooktrails, CA27 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Willits, CA29 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Redway, CA35 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fort Bragg, CA39 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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.