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Metz

Monterey, CA · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 2 acres in Monterey before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

2

Acres Burned

69

Days Burning

Sep 2, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Pinnacles National Park

Go

National Park / CA

9 mi

N

Hain Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / CA

9 mi

N

Ventana Wilderness

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Wilderness / CA

20.8 mi

SW

Ventana Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / CA

27.3 mi

W

Fort Ord National Monument

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Monument / CA

33.3 mi

NW

Silver Peak Wilderness

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Wilderness / CA

36 mi

S

Sur Sur Purchase Unit

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National Forest / CA

39.9 mi

S

Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / CA

40.4 mi

NW

Los Padres Other

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National Forest / CA

43 mi

S

Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / CA

51.3 mi

NW

San Luis National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / CA

63.6 mi

N

Merced National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / CA

64.9 mi

NE

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

METZ mapped at 2 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 3

Interagency perimeter data shows the METZ at 2 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 2Now

69 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 286b912f-30db-47db-9330-36144c6227b7

Important

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