Update: Prescribed fire Pomponio in San Mateo County – July 16 status

Published Jul 16, 2025 #Pomponio rx fire

Updated: 12:54 p.m. July 16

Started: 5 months ago, 1:07 p.m. Feb. 6

Initial location: San Mateo County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Pomponio

The pile burning project, named Pomponio, was initiated 1:07 p.m. Feb. 6 in San Mateo County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on county land for five months.

Prescribed fire (prescribed burn) is a wildfire prevention method that involves burning an area of land in a controlled manner to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfires.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center