Fire crews conducted aggressive mop-up operations of the Woodside Fire on the Sonoma Coast near Timber Cove Sunday afternoon, Aug. 2, in preparation for onshore gusty winds continuing into the evening.
The wildfire was 50% contained and mapped at 152 acres Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire, with about 135 personnel still working to hold the fire within control lines. After inspecting 22 structures related to the Woodside Fire, Cal Fire reported Sunday afternoon that four structures, including two homes, were destroyed in the fire and three structures, including two more homes, had been damaged.
With a canopy of red Bishop pines coated with air tanker Phos-Chek retardant drops, Aura Sweeney with Cal Fire’s Mendocino Unit, saturates smokes within the Woodside Fire zone at Salt Point State Park, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)
Crews buck a felled tree over Highway 1 in the Woodside Fire zone, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)
Dust and pollen fly as a fire-damaged Bishop pine is felled across Highway 1 in the Woodside Fire zone, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)
Crews buck a felled tree over Highway 1 in the Woodside Fire zone, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)
The origin of the Woodside Fire, within close walking distance of existing campsites at Salt Point State Park, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)
A Bishop pine is felled across Highway 1 in the Woodside Fire zone, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)
Alexis Garcia and Joe Belli with Cal Fire’s Santa Clara Unit work as a team to turnover duff, spray it down with water, over and over until take ground is cold, Friday, July 31, 2026, at the Woodside Fire. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)
A spot fire along Highway 1 erupts as Cal Fire personnel scramble to quell the flames Friday, July 31, at the Woodside Fire. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)
People were evacuated so quickly, many left their camping equipment behind at Ocean Cove Campground, Friday, July 31, 2026, at the Woodside Fire. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)
Cal Fire’s Valley View hand crew firefighters Guillermo Calleros, left, and Anthony Espinoza dig deep to put out a hot spot near Highway 1 on the Woodside Fire in Stillwater Cove, Friday, July 31, 2026. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)
Paul “Jerry” Rudy, 91, with his dog Nicholas, walk the Woodside Fire area across from Stillwater Cove Ranch where he lives, Friday, July 31, 2026. Rudy did not flee the fire zone. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)
Cal Fire’s Valley View hand crew firefighters take their lunch in the fire zone at the furthest spot fire at the Woodside incident in Stillwater Cove, Friday, July 31, 2026. The crew left Elk Creek in Tehama County at 2 a.m. Friday and hit the ground running once they arrived at the fire. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)
Cal Fire’s Valley View hand crew firefighters mop up at the Woodside Fire in Stillwater Cove, Friday, July 31, 2026. The crew left Elk Creek in Tehama County at 2 a.m. Friday and hit the ground running once they arrived at the incident. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)
Fire behavior appeared minimal Sunday, Cal Fire spokesperson Jason Clay said. Crews mostly observed smoldering, contributing to less smoke produced from the wildfire Sunday.
The Bay Area Air District issued a Spare the Air Alert for residents Thursday, July 30, which extended into Friday and was expected for Saturday as well. The advisory was lifted Saturday morning as air quality had improved significantly.
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The blaze began early Thursday afternoon, July 30, near a campground entrance at Salt Point State park. The fire prompted the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office to issue evacuation orders and warnings Thursday afternoon amid strong, northwesterly winds pushing the fire down the coast near Highway 1. As crews stopped the wildfire’s forward progress, all evacuation advisories were lifted by the Sheriff’s Office by 6 p.m. Friday, though roads close to the fire remained closed.
Highway 1 finally reopened by 6 p.m. Saturday, though officials advised travelers in the area to proceed with caution as firefighters continued their containment of the fire.
Crews are predicted to be on site for several more days.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation. No injuries have been reported in the incident, according to Cal Fire.
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