Incident Update Lake Fire
- Date:
- 08/03/2025
- Time:
- 5:05 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Lake Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-08-03
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Nacimiento Lake Drive and Oak Street, South of Borax Lake
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Lake
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 340
- Containment
- 5%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
The fire is exhibiting moderate to erratic fire behavior with short-range spotting, but crews are making progress. Multiple structures are threatened with fire engines assigned to structure protection. Airtankers have been concentrating at the head of the fire and have a fire retardant line tied into the dozer and hand lines established on the left flank and left shoulder near Pond Road. The right (eastern most) flank of the fire is looking good.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders
Evacuation Orders have been issued for the following zones:
- CLE-E123
- CLE-E126
- CLE-E135
- CLO-E113
Evacuation Warnings
Evacuation Warnings issued for the following zones:
- CLE-E124
- CLO-E109
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 15
- Water Tenders
- 3
- Helicopters
- 2
- Dozers
- 5
- Hand Crews
- 4