Incident Update Panoche Fire
- Date:
- 08/08/2025
- Time:
- 3:00 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Panoche Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-08-07
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Panoche Road, South of Payne Creek, Llanada
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- San Benito
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE San Benito-Monterey Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 330
- Containment
- 10%
- Structures Threatened
- 1
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- 2
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Firefighters continue keeping the fire within its current footprint and increasing containment. Additional resources and updates can be found on our CAL FIRE San Benito-Monterey Unit Linktree.
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 20
- Water Tenders
- 4
- Helicopters
- 2
- Dozers
- 4
- Hand Crews
- 4
- Other
- 7
- Total Personnel
- 185