Water Fire: San Luis Obispo County wildfire reported August 4, 2026
- First discovered
- 2:49 p.m. August 4
- Initial location
- San Luis Obispo County, Calif.
- Fire type
- Wildfire
- Fire name
- WATER
Fire location & perimeter
A new wildfire was reported today at 2:49 p.m. in San Luis Obispo County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. The fire has burned an estimated 36 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:
- WATER
- Acres burned:
- 35.5
- Containment:
- 0%
- Cause:
- Undetermined
Source: National Interagency Fire Center
Latest updates
Size updated to 36 acres.
Size reported at 8 acres.
New wildfire reported from National Interagency Fire Center data.
Conditions & active alerts near San Luis Obispo
- Heat Advisory — Heat Advisory issued August 3 at 8:09PM PDT until August 8 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
- Forecast
- Clear
- Temp
- 67°F
- Wind
- 10 to 15 mph WSW
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 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM PDT.
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