LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Several schools and the county’s two community colleges are expected to remain closed through the rest of the week due to fire conditions, officials said Wednesday.
While containment on the Sulphur fire near Clearlake and Clearlake Oaks is rising, there are concerns about other fires around the region that have led to advisory evacuation notices in Middletown and the Pillsbury Basin, as Lake County News has reported.
For the rest of the week, schools will be closed in the Konocti Unified School District, as well as Middletown Unified and the Clearlake Community School, according to Rob Young, the Lake County Office of Education’s emergency services and special projects coordinator.
Young said Kelseyville Unified will be closed on Thursday. No decision has yet been made for Friday.
Local schools planning to be open on Thursday include the Upper Lake, Lakeport and Lucerne Elementary school districts, Young said.
At the community college level, Woodland Community College’s Lake County Campus in Clearlake has suspended classes for Thursday and Friday, according to Executive Dean Annette Lee.
Mendocino College is keeping its campuses in Lake and Mendocino counties closed through Sunday due to the region’s fire, according to spokesperson Jessica Silva.
Silva said that closure covers the main campus in Ukiah, the North County Center in Willits, the Lake Center in Lakeport and Coast Center in Fort Bragg.
She said all classes and on-campus activities will resume on Monday.
No damage has been reported at the Lake County school districts or at the community college facilities, officials said.
Silva said the North County Center has not had power but they were hoping to have it restored on Wednesday.
Mendocino College also is making bathroom and shower facilities in the Ukiah Campus’ Athletic Building open for public use 24 hours a day. Towels, shampoo, soap, and other hygiene items are provided, Silva said.
Additionally, Silva said tent camping will be allowed on athletic fields as well as RV/camper parking in the parking lots. The college does not have hook-ups, however, the restroom and shower facilities are available to everyone.
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More school closures planned through end of the week
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