Sandy Fire
The Sandy Fire was reported on May 18, 2026 in Ventura County, California and burned 2,183 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 2,183 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 18, 2026
- Personnel
- 49
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 34.250, -118.744.
The incident
- Size
- 2,183 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 18, 2026 at 10:16 AM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 1 Miles S from Simi Valley, CA
- County
- Ventura County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Simi Valley
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 49
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,821,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CAVNC-042326
- IRWIN identifier
- A4EB258A-F5D1-46C3-9560-8FBC8042D9C3
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 18, 2026 (1,364 acres) to June 4, 2026 (2,183 acres). The largest one-day growth was 417 acres, mapped May 20, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | 1,364 | |
| May 19, 2026 | 1,698 | +334 |
| May 20, 2026 | 2,115 | +417 |
| May 21, 2026 | 2,119 | +4 |
| May 22, 2026 | 2,119 | 0 |
| June 4, 2026 | 2,183 | +64 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Simi Valley, CA covers the area today.
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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 June 5, 2026 at 12:15 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-CAVNC-042326.