Update: Cooley Fire in Mendocino County Reaches 90% Containment at 1,365 Acres as 71 Personnel Hold the Line

The Cooley Fire, burning near Yorkville west of Cloverdale in Mendocino County, California, is now 90% contained. CAL FIRE reported the new containment figure in an incident update posted at 4:29 p.m. on October 24; the burned area remains 1,365 acres and personnel assigned remain 71.

In an update at 8:42 a.m. on October 24, CAL FIRE said firefighters would be back out on the line that day monitoring for hotspots, strengthening containment lines and checking areas of concern. High winds were forecast for the area overnight, and crews planned to keep monitoring wind conditions throughout the day and reassess areas where winds could affect containment.

The fire started at 5:05 p.m. on October 16 near Elkhorn Road and Cooley Ranch Road, west of Cloverdale. Its cause remains under investigation, and the incident is under the jurisdiction of the CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit. CAL FIRE has previously said no structures were damaged or destroyed in this incident, no evacuation orders have been issued in its official updates, and the latest update mentioned no evacuation changes.

GSM previously reported that the fire reached 86% containment on October 23, with 71 personnel using Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) to support ground crews in locating hotspots. The above is based on CAL FIRE's official incident page updates of October 24.

Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)

Photo: 图：Cooley Fire态势图（GSM据加州消防局CAL FIRE／NIFC官方测绘周界绘制，本轮以新幅面重新裁切，制作于2026年10月24日）。图中红色周界为官方测绘的火场范围、黄点为起火点Elkhorn Rd一带；最新官方数据以正文为准：过火面积1,365英亩、控制率90%（CAL FIRE官方事故页10月24日下午4时29分更新）。底图 © OpenStreetMap contributors。 Situation map of the Cooley Fire, drawn by GSM from the official CAL FIRE/NIFC mapped perimeter (re-cropped this round with a new framing, prepared Oct. 24, 2026). The red perimeter is the officially mapped fire area and the yellow dot marks the origin near Elkhorn Rd. The latest official figures are in the text: 1,365 acres and 90% containment, per CAL FIRE's incident page update at 4:29 p.m. on Oct. 24. Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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