Dawson Fire
The Dawson Fire was reported on May 17, 2026 in Stanislaus County, California and burned 191 acres. It was fully contained on May 17, 2026.
- Size
- 191 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 17, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped May 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM PDT, 191 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 37.611, -120.464.
The incident
- Size
- 191 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM PDT
- Contained
- May 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM PDT
- Controlled
- May 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Stanislaus County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CATCU-007103
- IRWIN identifier
- A22FD4C2-1EE8-474D-B1D8-1F161BE744B8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hickman, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 May 31, 2026 at 9:52 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-CATCU-007103.