California wildfires

Williams Fire

ContainedMonterey County, California2026Wildfire

The Williams Fire was reported on July 19, 2026 in Monterey County, California and burned 135 acres. It was fully contained on July 20, 2026.

Size
135 acres
Contained
Not reported
Discovered
July 19, 2026

Map

Perimeter mapped July 20, 2026 at 11:56 AM PDT, 144 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 35.987, -121.014.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for San Ardo

The incident

Size
135 acres
Containment
Not reported
Discovered
July 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM PDT
Contained
July 20, 2026 at 2:12 AM PDT
Controlled
July 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM PDT
Cause
Undetermined
County
Monterey County
State
California
Protecting agency
CAL FIRE
Jurisdiction
BLM
Land ownership at origin
BLM
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-CABEU-004557
IRWIN identifier
C0CC5F1D-03D5-4458-9972-54A36D91ED00

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 28, 2026 (135 acres) to August 31, 2026 (144 acres). The largest one-day growth was 9 acres, mapped August 31, 2026.

DayAcresChange
July 28, 2026135
August 31, 2026144+9

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for San Ardo, 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 July 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-CABEU-004557.