Incident Update Nella Fire
- Date:
- 07/17/2026
- Time:
- 3:33 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Nella Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2026-07-17
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Highway 152 and Billy Wright Road, Santa Nella
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Merced
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit and Merced County Fire
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 135
- Containment
- 10%
- Structures Threatened
- 0
- Structures Destroyed
- 0
- Structures Damaged
- 0
- Civilian Injuries
- 0
- Firefighter Injuries
- 0
- Civilian Fatalities
- 0
- Firefighter Fatalities
- 0
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 11
- Water Tenders
- 3
- Helicopters
- 0
- Dozers
- 2
- Hand Crews
- 1
- Other
- 1
- Total Personnel
- 50