Wildfires in Merced County

California

Fire-weather risk today

Very high

tomorrow: Extreme · rising ↑

Fires in 2026

13 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

518 ha

from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 34· PM2.5 12 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-37:-121) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Fire history

FALLS · Wildfire 09/09/2026· 2 h › HORN · Wildfire 03/09/2026· 0 h › NEES · Wildfire 30/08/2026· 1 h › CHEVRON · Wildfire 19/08/2026· 0 h › JASPER · Wildfire 16/08/2026· 1 h › FALLS · Wildfire 31/07/2026· 6 h › BAXTER · Wildfire 30/07/2026· 2 h › HWY 165 LOS_BANOS · Wildfire 29/07/2026· 1 h › CRESSEY · Wildfire 27/07/2026· 9 h › TURLOCK · Wildfire 25/07/2026· 2 h › FIELDS · Wildfire 23/07/2026· 518 ha· 460 h › N CUNNINGHAM RD / HWY 140 E · Wildfire 22/07/2026· 0 h › GONZAGA · Wildfire 21/07/2026· 0 h ›

Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.