Range Fire
The Range Fire was reported on May 14, 2026 in Monterey County, California and burned 8,000 acres. It was fully contained on May 14, 2026.
- Size
- 8,000 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped May 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM PDT, 8,145 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 35.830, -120.812.
The incident
- Size
- 8,000 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026 at 12:19 PM PDT
- Contained
- May 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM PDT
- Controlled
- May 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Monterey County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CASLU-007489
- IRWIN identifier
- 3ACB48ED-C3A5-49DA-BB7F-22B201FB7EBE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 2, 2026 (8,000 acres) to August 31, 2026 (8,145 acres). The largest one-day growth was 145 acres, mapped August 31, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2026 | 8,000 | |
| August 31, 2026 | 8,145 | +145 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lake Nacimiento, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lake Nacimiento, CA8 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- San Miguel, CA8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Paso Robles, CA16 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Templeton, CA20 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Cambria, CA24 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Atascadero, CA25 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 May 16, 2026 at 7:12 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-CASLU-007489.