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Fires Near Santa Barbara, CAUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Santa Barbara: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

45
Fires within 100 mi
55 mi
Nearest fire
2
Weather alerts
48
Air quality · Good

All clear

Live risk assessment for Santa Barbara, CA

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 94 active fires within 300 miles of Santa Barbara, CA, including 45 within 100 miles. None are inside Santa Barbara city limits. The most significant is the Fish fire, 84 miles away at 4,201 acres, 100% contained. The National Weather Service has 2 active alerts covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 48).

  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

House pin: Santa Barbara, CA. Bold outline: Santa Barbara city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

City limits
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no fires
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8,647 acres
≤ 200 mi
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28K acres
≤ 300 mi
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92K acres
2 active weather alerts
Fire Weather Watchuntil Aug 12, 9:00 PM

Fire Weather Watch issued August 11 at 10:19AM PDT until August 13 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV

Surprise Valley California; Western Lassen, Eastern Plumas, and Eastern Sierra Counties; Greater Lake Tahoe and Truckee Area; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Wa…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Fire Weather Watchuntil Aug 12, 11:00 PM

Fire Weather Watch issued August 11 at 9:57AM PDT until August 13 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Sacramento CA

Sierra Nevada of Tehama-Butte-Plumas Counties Above 3000 ft; Sierra Nevada of Yuba-Sierra-Nevada-Placer Counties Between 3000-5000 ft Including Interstate 80; S…

Read full alert at weather.gov

Source: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.

This season vs the last decade

<1% of an average year
Burned so far in 20261 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)6.2K acres

So far in 2026, 1 acre has burned within 25 miles of Santa Barbara, <1% of the 6.2K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Santa Barbara, CA

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Santa Barbara

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Thomas
2017
281,893 acres · 34 mi away · 2 deaths
Zaca Two
2007
240,207 acres · 33 mi away
Day
2006
162,702 acres · 53 mi away
Station
2009
160,577 acres · 87 mi away
Gifford
2025
131,612 acres · 51 mi away
Simi Incident
2003
108,204 acres · 59 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for California

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

CAL FIRE incidentsEvacuationsEvery active California fire with evacuation orders and shelter info.fire.ca.govCal OESAlertsCalifornia Governor's Office of Emergency Services.caloes.ca.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

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