Ponderosa Fire

Active

Mendocino County, California · Discovered August 14, 2026

8.1 acres

Size

Contained

24h growth

Personnel

Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 2 hours ago · Official incident page

Current situation

Ponderosa Fire

Active fire

Air quality · Good

AQI 9

The Ponderosa Fire fire has burned 8.1 acres in Mendocino County, California. Officials have not reported a containment figure yet. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 9).

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Growth & containment history

Recorded	Size	Contained
8/14/2026, 3:23:01 AM	8.1 acres	-
8/14/2026, 2:23:09 AM	5.0 acres	-
8/14/2026, 2:13:09 AM	3.0 acres	-
8/14/2026, 1:28:08 AM	0.0 acres	-

History recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream size or containment changes.

About this data

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