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On Oct. 25, Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency for both the Kincade Fire and Santa Clarita's Tick Fire

Update: 10/26 at 3:20 p.m.

Due to poor air quality in Healdsburg, event organizers postponed the Pumpkin Festival one week to Saturday, Nov. 2. The fest had been scheduled for Oct. 26. This will combine it with the first week of the November Craft Market.

Despite the ongoing public safety power shutoff (PSPS) program, there is a possibility of a PG&E transmission line being responsible for sparking the Kincade Fire, and investigations are ongoing.

Corazón Healdsburg and the city of Healdsburg have decided it is not possible to safely put on the planned Día de los Muertos event on Sunday, Oct. 27 on the Healdsburg Plaza. 

The Sonoma County Department of Health Services issued a health advisory Thursday night, warning community members about the onslaught of smoke from the Kincade Fire.

Cloverdale was blanketed with smoke Thursday morning. As of 12 p.m., the Kincade Fire was 0% contained.

UPDATE Friday, Oct. 25: 

UPDATE — The Kincade Fire that started Wednesday night, Oct. 23, is at 5% containment at 21,900 acres, CalFire officials said at 7:35 a.m. on Oct. 25. A massive wildfire has broken out in the hills east of Geyserville, near the geothermal power station known as The Geysers. As of early Thursday morning at 4:35 a.m., it had reached 10,000 acres with 0% containment. According to CalFire as of 7:42 a.m. on Oct. 24, "CAL FIRE and multiple local government agencies are on scene of a wind driven grass and brush fire with a north east wind in the area of the Geysers. Structures and powerlines threatened, long range spotting observed. Structure damage assessments will begin today. "There are 328 firefighting personnel on the scene and two structures have been damaged thus far."The Kincade Fire began on John Kincade Road at approximately 9:27 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23.Evacuation orders and evacuation warnings are in place for several areas. Evacuation orders and warningsAt 10:35 p.m. on Wednesday the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department issued an evacuation order for people living east of Geyserville. According to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, all 300 people from the mandatory evacuation area have been evacuated.

Residents took turns at the mic on Oct. 22 at city hall, criticizing the closed session process Healdsburg City Council took exploring the “Cerri Site.”