Malech Fire: Santa Clara County wildfire reported August 8, 2026
- First discovered
- 11:51 a.m. August 8
- Initial location
- Santa Clara County, Calif.
- Fire type
- Wildfire
- Fire name
- MALECH
Fire location & perimeter
A new wildfire was reported today at 11:51 a.m. in Santa Clara County, California. The wildfire has been burning on local government land. The fire has burned an estimated 28 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:
- MALECH
- Acres burned:
- 28
- Containment:
- 0%
- Cause:
- Undetermined
Source: National Interagency Fire Center
Latest updates
Size updated to 25 acres.
Size reported at 10 acres.
New wildfire reported from National Interagency Fire Center data.
Conditions & active alerts near Santa Clara
- Heat Advisory — Heat Advisory issued August 8 at 9:37AM PDT until August 9 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS San Francisco CA
- Forecast
- Clear
- Temp
- 60°F
- Wind
- 5 mph SW
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 8, 2026 at 11:51 AM PDT.
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