Jolon Fire: Monterey County wildfire reported August 20, 2026
- First discovered
- 1:24 p.m. August 20
- Initial location
- Monterey County, Calif.
- Fire type
- Wildfire
- Fire name
- JOLON
Fire location & perimeter
A new wildfire was reported today at 1:24 p.m. in Monterey County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. The fire has burned an estimated 12 acres. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it remains undetermined.
Fire Information
- Fire name:
- JOLON
- Acres burned:
- 12
- Containment:
- 0%
- Cause:
- Undetermined
Source: National Interagency Fire Center
Latest updates
Size reported at 12 acres.
Incident renamed to JOLON.
New wildfire reported from National Interagency Fire Center data.
Conditions & active alerts near Monterey
- Forecast
- Partly Cloudy
- Temp
- 58°F
- Wind
- 2 to 7 mph NNW
Weather and alerts via the National Weather Service.
Evacuation maps, shelters & official resources
Evacuation & shelters
Official fire sources
FireShield resources
Source: National Interagency Fire Center
This story was generated from automated fire-agency data and published August 20, 2026 at 1:24 PM PDT.
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