CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – Conditions on the Pawnee fire on Saturday night led to authorities keeping in place a renewed evacuation order for a nearby subdivision as the fire moved closer to Highway 20.
Cal Fire’s Saturday night update put the fire’s overall size at 13,850 acres, with containment at 73 percent.
Strong north winds were impacting the fire overnight. Shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday, the fire was reported to be moving closer to Highway 20.
About an hour later, its activity was reported to have slowed as winds died down.
The fire’s flareup jumped containment lines and pushed toward the Double Eagle Ranch Subdivision off of Highway 20.
The subdivision, which had been under a mandatory evacuation order for several days until Thursday, was ordered to evacuate again due to the flareup.
With 50 structures threatened, residents remained under the evacuation order on Saturday night, Cal Fire reported.
Cal Fire said an evacuation advisory was in effect overnight for the area between Highway 20 and Morgan Valley Road, from Sky High Ridge Road and the county line, Mule Skinner Road from Highway 20 and Walker Ridge Road from Highway 20.
The evacuation center, located at Lower Lake High School, reopened for subdivision residents.
Cal Fire’s Saturday night report said 2,269 firefighters, 94 engines, 26 water tenders, 12 helicopters, 53 hand crews and 25 dozers remain assigned to the incident.
Cal Fire still anticipates the fire will be fully contained by July 3.
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Renewed Pawnee fire evacuations remain in place overnight
- Elizabeth Larson
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