Grade Fire
The Grade Fire was reported on July 31, 2026 in San Diego County, California and burned 689 acres. It was fully contained on July 31, 2026.
- Size
- 689 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2026
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeter mapped August 31, 2026 at 2:40 PM PDT, 688 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.266, -116.768.
The incident
- Size
- 689 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2026 at 1:40 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 31, 2026 at 8:32 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 16 Miles NE from Ramona, CA
- County
- San Diego County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Warner Springs
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,328,367
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CASDU-017420
- IRWIN identifier
- 779D8BC3-AF1A-4AEC-A878-D34DE4F88AF3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Aguanga, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Aguanga, CA13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Valley Center, CA16 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Julian, CA16 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- San Pasqual, CA16 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Ramona, CA17 miles south of the fire’s origin
- San Diego Country Estates, CA18 miles south 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 31, 2026 at 2:40 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-CASDU-017420.