Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District

06/29/2026

Prescribed burn this Wednesday — don't be alarmed by the smoke.
The Healdsburg Fire Department, with support from CAL FIRE, will conduct a prescribed (controlled) burn on Wednesday, July 1, starting at 8:30 a.m. in the foothills above the Villa Commons neighborhood, northeast of March Avenue.
The burn will treat about 20 acres to clear dead grass and brush, reduce wildfire fuel, and strengthen the buffer protecting nearby homes. Crews and engines will be on scene the entire time.
What to expect:

Smoke will be visible throughout the day and may settle in low-lying areas in the evening.
If you're sensitive to smoke, keep windows and doors closed and limit time outdoors.
This is a planned operation — please don't call 911 to report the smoke.

Weather permitting. If conditions aren't right on July 1, the burn may be moved to the next available day.
CAL FIRE/Napa County Fire Department City of Healdsburg Healdsburg Police Department

06/17/2026

06/17/2026

Heads up this week OCCIDENTAL, CA.—As part of our ongoing commitment to apply fire on the land as a
stewardship tool, LandPaths is partnering with North Bay Jobs with Justice and All Hands
Ecology to conduct a 14-acre prescribed burn at Bohemia Ecological Preserve, planned on
June 18, 2026. This is a permitted burn; please avoid calling 9-1-1 to report smoke and fire in
the prescribed area.
The primary goals of the prescribed burn are as follows:
• Reduce shrub cover over entirety of grassland and mitigate encroachment of
shrub and conifer forest.
• Enhance and conserve threatened coastal prairie ecosystem.
• Reduce surface fuel loads in forested/woodland areas within the unit.
• Foster and maintain relationships with all cooperators and stakeholders.

06/15/2026

Monday, June 15, 2026 -- CAL FIRE has suspended all residential burn permits due to increased fire danger. Agriculture, land management, and fire training may proceed if a CAL FIRE official inspects the burn site and issues a special permit.

>> Must also have a valid air district permit.

05/18/2026

RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY May 18, 2026 – All Hands Ecology plans to conduct a 3-acre prescribed burn on Wednesday, May 20 in redwood forest at Stearn Ranch, a private property near Monte Rio. This burn is part of an ongoing effort to steward native ecosystem health, reduce wildfire fuels, build community resilience, and serve as valuable training for local fire managers. Fire will be highly visible to travelers on Highway 116 between Monte Rio and Cazadero; residual heat and smoke may be visible after dark and on ALERTCalifornia cameras.

03/09/2026

All Hands Ecology plans to conduct two prescribed burns, for a total of 8 acres, Wednesday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 18, on private properties on Sweetwater Springs Road near Guerneville and Highway 116 near Monte Rio. These burns are part of an ongoing effort to steward native ecosystem health, reduce potential wildfire fuels, build community resilience, and serve as valuable training for local fire managers. Please see atttached images for details and advisory information.

12/01/2025

Please be advised that CAL FIRE will be conducting pile burns in the Fitch Mountain Open Space Preserve as part of our ongoing and essential vegetation management and fuel-reduction work.

The preserve will remain open to the public, but smoke will be visible throughout the day on December 1st and 2nd.
We appreciate the continued support.