Wildfires in Santa Barbara County

California

Fire-weather risk today

High

tomorrow: High · rising ↑

Fires in 2026

9 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

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from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 33· PM2.5 10.7 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-34:-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

Real · Wildfire 02/09/2026· 73 h › Wasioja · Wildfire 01/09/2026· 73 h › Devon · Wildfire 31/08/2026· 73 h › Clark · Wildfire 25/08/2026· 74 h › Drum · Wildfire 20/08/2026· 74 h › Kirschenmann · Wildfire 26/07/2026· 73 h › Vale · Wildfire 25/07/2026· 75 h › Casmalia · Wildfire 22/07/2026· 75 h › Ranch · Wildfire 12/07/2026· 22 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.