Fields Fire
The Fields Fire was reported on July 23, 2026 in Merced County, California and burned 1,280 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 1,280 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped July 25, 2026 at 5:50 AM PDT, 1,280 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 37.528, -120.430.
The incident
- Size
- 1,280 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2026 at 1:46 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 10 Miles NW from SNELLING, CA
- County
- Merced County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,400,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CAMMU-015106
- IRWIN identifier
- 896FD68A-9817-4DB6-8D11-082E5AD32B5E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winton, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated July 28, 2026 at 5:29 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-CAMMU-015106.