West of Cloverdale, incident staff reported no damaged or destroyed structures. Yet the regional air district issued an advisory for smoke from the Cooley Fire. Both records describe consequences; they cover different areas and different kinds of exposure.
Incident record
| Reported start | 16 October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Location in the incident record | Elkhorn Road and Cooley Ranch Road, West of Cloverdale |
| County listing | Mendocino |
| Reported footprint | 1,365 acres |
| Recorded containment | 100% |
| Containment entry | 31 October 2026 |
Smoke impacts beyond a fire with no reported structure loss
Crews also graded roads and addressed erosion risk along dozer lines during repair. A property-loss-only account would omit both the downwind advisory and that work. The advisory itself is not a measurement of the dose received by any particular resident.