Good news! The CalWood Fire is now 85% contained. The two areas that were identified to have heat signatures yesterday by the MMA flight continued to look good with no signs of smoke. The helicopter aided in monitoring them earlier today. Tomorrow warm weather continues. Temperatures are expected in the... read more →
Please refresh this page periodically for the most current information.
You can also follow ODM Twitter and Facebook.
Nov
05
Nov
04
An MMA flight revealed that only two small areas of heat remain on the #CalWood Fire. These hotspots are within the rugged hard to access area on the northside of the fire. The helicopter assisted firefighters with waterdrops again today. On the contained south side of the fire, progress on suppression repair... read more →
Nov
03
Firefighters had good success today mopping up isolated hotspots on the north side of the #Calwood Fire. The helicopter assisted with water drops. The fire remains at 76% contained and did not increase in size. Firefighters also worked with heavy equipment to continue suppression repair on the south side of... read more →
Nov
02
The CalWood Fire did not increase in size today and remains at 76 percent contained. Firefighters continued their work cooling isolated hotspots on the uncontained northside of the fire near Highway 7. They also continued suppression repair efforts on the contained south side of the fire. An engine will remain... read more →
Nov
02
11/2/2020 AM Update: Warmer and drier conditions are expected in the fire area with temperatures in the low 60s. Firefighters are continuing their work on the uncontained northside of the CalWood Fire near Highway 7. A helicopter will continue to assist firefighters with water drops in this area to cool... read more →
Nov
01
The CalWood Fire remains at 76% percent contained and did not increase in size or produce much smoke today. Firefighters continued mop-up work and were assisted with water drops from the helicopter to cool isolated hotspots. Firefighters were also able to gain more access in the rugged steep area along... read more →
Nov
01
Warmer temperatures and low humidity are expected today. Most of the snow has melted in the fire area. Some smoke may be visible today. Firefighters will use information from yesterday’s MMA flight and continue to mop-up isolated hot spots and work to further secure firelines using aircraft as needed. They will be working their... read more →
Oct
31
The CalWood Fire remains at 76% contained and did not increase in size. There was low fire activity today even with the morning winds. Firefighters continued to make good progress cooling hotspots and were assisted as needed by waterdrops from a helicopter. Firefighters also began some suppression repair work to... read more →
Oct
31
There was no reported fire activity overnight on the CalWood Fire, even with the increased winds. Windy conditions are expected again today. An MMA flight will take place today to identify more heat areas within the fire. Firefighters will use that information to continue to mop-up isolated hot spots and work... read more →
Oct
30
The CalWood Fire remains at 76% percent containment and did not increase in size or produce much smoke today. Firefighters continued mop-up work with the helicopter continuing to assist with water drops to cool hotspots. Snow is melting from the area. Winds are expected to increase overnight, so a local... read more →