Antelope Fire
The Antelope Fire was reported on August 8, 2026 in San Luis Obispo County, California and burned 2,410 acres. It was fully contained on August 8, 2026.
- Size
- 2,410 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM PDT, 2,410 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 35.740, -120.265.
The incident
- Size
- 2,410 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles NE from SHANDON, CA
- County
- San Luis Obispo County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CASLU-012547
- IRWIN identifier
- CAF44ABF-B1E4-4209-95AA-74E003C343BE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 12, 2026 (2,410 acres) to August 31, 2026 (2,410 acres). The largest one-day growth was 0 acres, mapped August 31, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2026 | 2,410 | |
| August 31, 2026 | 2,410 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Shandon, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Shandon, CA9 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Avenal, CA20 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- San Miguel, CA24 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Kettleman City, CA25 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Paso Robles, CA25 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Templeton, CA28 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 25, 2026 at 8:52 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-CASLU-012547.