Update: Pond Fire in Lake County – Aug. 10 status

Published Aug 11, 2026 #Pond fire

Updated: 4:08 p.m. Aug. 10

First discovered: Less than an hour ago, 3:34 p.m. Aug. 10

Initial location: Lake County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Pond

Pond Fire initially started today at 3:34 p.m. in Lake County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management for less than an hour. There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center