Santa Rosa fires today: fire map, smoke & air quality
Active wildfires within 100 miles of Santa Rosa, the air quality and wind right now, fire-weather alerts — and how often fires burn near Santa Rosa.
Air quality and wind in Santa Rosa
Fire weather alerts for Santa Rosa
Wildfire history near Santa Rosa
Wildfires within 50 miles, by year
Fires of 10+ acres whose origin was within 50 miles of Santa Rosa. 2026 is still in progress.
When fires start near Santa Rosa
Peak months: June, July, August — 68% of fires in the last 10 years started in these three months.
0 days in the last 12 months had modeled daily PM2.5 above 35.4 µg/m³ — the level where air becomes unhealthy for sensitive groups. Smoke can come from fires hundreds of miles away, so smoke days and nearby fires don't always line up.
Fire history: NIFC WFIGS incident records 2016–2026. Smoke: Open-Meteo CAMS air-quality model, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30. Updated 2026-10-01.
Largest wildfires near Santa Rosa since 2015
| Fire | Acres | Year | County | From Santa Rosa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lnu Lightning Complex | 363,220 | 2020 | Sonoma, CA | 19 mi |
| Hennessey | 305,651 | 2020 | Napa, CA | 21 mi |
| Central Lnu Complex | 110,720 | 2017 | Sonoma, CA | 1 mi |
| County | 90,288 | 2018 | Yolo, CA | 38 mi |
| Kincade | 77,758 | 2019 | Sonoma, CA | 25 mi |
| Valley | 76,067 | 2015 | Lake, CA | 28 mi |
Most recent fires near Santa Rosa
| Fire | Acres | Discovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton | 40 | 2026-09-21 | 38 mi |
| Chileno | 341 | 2026-09-20 | 17 mi |
| Steele | 51 | 2026-09-09 | 28 mi |
| Feliz | 872 | 2026-08-01 | 45 mi |
| Woodside | 152 | 2026-07-30 | 34 mi |
Distances are straight-line from the city center to the fire's point of origin.
Fires and smoke near other cities
Questions
Is there a fire near Santa Rosa right now?
The live map at the top of this page shows every active wildfire within 100 miles of Santa Rosa from official incident reports, sorted by distance, with acres, containment and the last update time.
How often do wildfires burn near Santa Rosa?
From 2016 to 2025, 106 wildfires of 10 acres or more started within 50 miles of Santa Rosa — about 11 a year — burning 1,324,898 acres in total. 68% of them started in June, July and August.
What was the biggest fire near Santa Rosa?
The Lnu Lightning Complex (2020), 363,220 acres, which started about 19 miles from Santa Rosa in Sonoma County.
Is the air quality in Santa Rosa safe today?
The air-quality panel above shows the current US AQI for Santa Rosa and a 72-hour forecast. Above 100 (orange), sensitive groups should limit time outdoors; above 150 (red), everyone should. In the last 12 months Santa Rosa had 0 modeled smoke days.
Get fire alerts for Santa Rosa
Save Santa Rosa in Wildfire Tracker: distance to the nearest active fire, which side of it you're on relative to the wind, air quality — alerts only for fires that are actually active.