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Smoke rises from a wildfire in a dry, rolling landscape dotted with wind turbines and agricultural fields.
Smoke from a vegetation fire rises above the hills of east Alameda County on June 14, 2026. The fire grew to about 19 acres within 90 minutes and was being attacked from the air and ground by Cal Fire and other agencies. (Photo courtesy Cal Fire via Bay City News)

Cal Fire crews stopped forward progress on a vegetation fire in Alameda County in between Tracy and Livermore on Sunday after it grew to about 22 acres.

The fire broke out at about 12:20 p.m., roughly a mile west of Altamont Speedway, near Interstate 580 and Grant Line Road, according to Cal Fire.

Air support and fire crews from the Alameda County Fire Department, Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department and San Joaquin County South County Fire Authority helped stop the fire’s forward spread by about 1:15 p.m. Cal Fire’s Santa Clara Unit (SCU) led the response.

In an update at about 1:45 p.m., Cal Fire said the fire – which the fire agency referred to as the Grant Fire – had grown to about 19 acres. By 2:30 p.m., Cal Fire amended the size to 22 acres. 

The cause remains under investigation. 

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