Incident Update Pond Fire
- Date:
- 08/06/2025
- Time:
- 6:09 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Pond Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-08-06
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Redwood Highway, North of Laytonville
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Mendocino
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 23
- Containment
- 0%
- Structures Threatened
- 20
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Fire personnel are actively engaged in structure protection and building containment lines. Air assets are assigned and making progress with retardant drops.
Please use caution along the Black Oak and Highway 101 corridor as emergency personnel are actively working in the area.
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 12
- Water Tenders
- 3
- Helicopters
- 1
- Dozers
- 1
- Hand Crews
- 4
- Other
- 20
- Total Personnel
- 128
Cooperating Agencies
| Name | Phone | Address | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHP, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, PG&E, CalTrans, Little Lake/Willits, Willits Police, Ridgewood Ranch Fire, Piercy Fire, Long Valley Fire, Brooktrails Fire |