Tracy fires today: fire map, smoke & air quality
Active wildfires within 100 miles of Tracy, the air quality and wind right now, fire-weather alerts — and how often fires burn near Tracy.
Air quality and wind in Tracy
Fire weather alerts for Tracy
Wildfire history near Tracy
Wildfires within 50 miles, by year
Fires of 10+ acres whose origin was within 50 miles of Tracy. 2026 is still in progress.
When fires start near Tracy
Peak months: June, July, August — 67% 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 Tracy since 2015
| Fire | Acres | Year | County | From Tracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scu Lightning Complex | 396,624 | 2020 | Santa Clara, CA | 23 mi |
| Corral | 14,168 | 2024 | San Joaquin, CA | 8 mi |
| Waverly | 11,789 | 2018 | San Joaquin, CA | 34 mi |
| Gann | 10,339 | 2026 | Calaveras, CA | 44 mi |
| Crews | 5,513 | 2020 | Santa Clara, CA | 50 mi |
| 5-1 | 5,000 | 2020 | Stanislaus, CA | 23 mi |
Most recent fires near Tracy
| Fire | Acres | Discovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schell | 12 | 2026-09-17 | 41 mi |
| Davis | 10 | 2026-09-17 | 29 mi |
| Bruns | 15 | 2026-09-12 | 13 mi |
| Flynn | 23 | 2026-08-18 | 13 mi |
| Grant | 21 | 2026-08-15 | 11 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 Tracy right now?
The live map at the top of this page shows every active wildfire within 100 miles of Tracy from official incident reports, sorted by distance, with acres, containment and the last update time.
How often do wildfires burn near Tracy?
From 2016 to 2025, 158 wildfires of 10 acres or more started within 50 miles of Tracy — about 16 a year — burning 472,242 acres in total. 67% of them started in June, July and August.
What was the biggest fire near Tracy?
The Scu Lightning Complex (2020), 396,624 acres, which started about 23 miles from Tracy in Santa Clara County.
Is the air quality in Tracy safe today?
The air-quality panel above shows the current US AQI for Tracy and a 72-hour forecast. Above 100 (orange), sensitive groups should limit time outdoors; above 150 (red), everyone should. In the last 12 months Tracy had 0 modeled smoke days.
Get fire alerts for Tracy
Save Tracy 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.