Incident Update Main Fire
- Date:
- 05/16/2025
- Time:
- 8:04 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Main Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-05-16
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- G street cross of the Main Canal, 8 Miles North of the City of Merced.
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Merced
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 50
- Containment
- 0%
- Structures Threatened
- 0
- Structures Destroyed
- 0
- Structures Damaged
- 0
- Civilian Injuries
- 0
- Firefighter Injuries
- 0
- Civilian Fatalities
- 0
- Firefighter Fatalities
- 0
Current Situation
Situation Summary
35 acres of cured annual grass burning at a moderate rate of spread, no structures are threatened.
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 8
- Water Tenders
- 1
- Helicopters
- 2
- Dozers
- 4
- Hand Crews
- 2
- Other
- 0
- Total Personnel
- 70