Mateo Fire
The Mateo Fire was reported on June 15, 2026 in San Diego County, California and burned 1,335 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,335 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2026
- Personnel
- 218
Map
Perimeter mapped July 27, 2026 at 7:12 AM PDT, 1,335 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.462, -117.488.
The incident
- Size
- 1,335 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2026 at 1:52 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 Miles N from Camp Pendleton, CA
- County
- San Diego County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Camp Pendleton
- Protecting agency
- USMC
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Personnel assigned
- 218
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,119,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CAPMQ-002208
- IRWIN identifier
- 6520B94E-7CC5-404E-888C-8AFBB5BB31F9
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 16, 2026 (1,183 acres) to July 27, 2026 (1,335 acres). The largest one-day growth was 110 acres, mapped June 17, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2026 | 1,183 | |
| June 17, 2026 | 1,293 | +110 |
| July 27, 2026 | 1,335 | +42 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for San Clemente, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- San Clemente, CA8 miles west of the fire’s origin
- San Juan Capistrano, CA10 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Coto De Caza, CA11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Ladera Ranch, CA11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Las Flores, CA12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Dana Point, CA12 miles west 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 July 27, 2026 at 7:12 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-CAPMQ-002208.