The Week in the Valley - The Sonoma Valley Wag

An air tanker pulls away from its retardant drop on the Ledson Fire.

Fire, Weather & Water, The Week in the Valley

The Ledson fire: 16.5 acres above Highway 12, fully contained

by Wag DeskJuly 17, 2026July 17, 2026

A 16.5-acre fire at Highway 12 and North Pythian Road – the foot of Hood Mountain – is fully contained, CAL FIRE says.

Photo: Lisa Williams (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons

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