The early Tulare County estimate was 3,600 acres with no reported containment. An update later reduced that estimate to 2,664 acres and specifically attributed the change to better mapping.
Incident record
| Reported start | 19 August 2026 |
|---|---|
| Location in the incident record | Avenue 42 and Road 38, Alpaugh |
| County listing | Tulare |
| Reported footprint | 2,664 acres |
| Recorded containment | 100% |
How improved mapping removed 936 acres from the estimate
The revision amounts to 26% of the initial estimate. It is a correction to the size of the incident, not evidence that 936 acres recovered between surveys. For a loss inventory, retain the final figure; for a history of what managers knew during the response, retain both.