Foster Fire
The Foster Fire was reported on August 9, 2026 in Imperial County, California and burned 252 acres. It was fully contained on August 15, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 252 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2026
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeter mapped August 9, 2026 at 7:56 AM MST, 236 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 32.764, -114.641.
The incident
- Size
- 252 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2026 at 6:23 AM MST
- Contained
- August 15, 2026 at 4:06 PM MST
- Controlled
- August 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 2 Miles NW from Winterhaven, CA
- County
- Imperial County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $91,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AZCRD-000895
- IRWIN identifier
- E5D1E6C8-BF1C-4F85-B31F-576389B9101D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 9, 2026 (311 acres) to August 11, 2026 (236 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2026 | 311 | |
| August 10, 2026 | 247 | -64 |
| August 11, 2026 | 236 | -11 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Yuma, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Yuma, AZ3 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Avenue B and C, AZ3 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Donovan Estates, AZ4 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Somerton, AZ12 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Fortuna Foothills, AZ15 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- San Luis, AZ21 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 September 7, 2026 at 1:42 PM MST. Identifier 2026-AZCRD-000895.