Anderson Fire: Mendocino County wildfire reported August 5, 2026
- First discovered
- 12:37 p.m. August 5
- Initial location
- Mendocino County, Calif.
- Fire type
- Wildfire
- Fire name
- ANDERSON
Fire location & perimeter
A new wildfire was reported on August 5 at 12:37 p.m. in Mendocino County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. The fire has burned an estimated 205 acres. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it remains undetermined.
Fire Information
- Fire name:
- ANDERSON
- Acres burned:
- 205
- Containment:
- 0%
- Cause:
- Undetermined
Source: National Interagency Fire Center
Latest updates
Size updated to 205 acres.
Size updated to 80 acres.
Size reported at 70 acres.
New wildfire reported from National Interagency Fire Center data.
Conditions & active alerts near Mendocino
- Heat Advisory — Heat Advisory issued August 6 at 12:36PM PDT until August 9 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Eureka CA
- Forecast
- Sunny
- Temp
- 102°F
- Wind
- 9 mph SW
Weather and alerts via the National Weather Service.
Evacuation maps, shelters & official resources
Evacuation & shelters
Official fire sources
FireShield resources
Source: National Interagency Fire Center
This story was generated from automated fire-agency data and published August 5, 2026 at 12:37 PM PDT.
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