LAKEPORT, Calif. – The wildland fire burning northwest of Lakeport remains on track to be fully contained by this coming weekend, officials said Wednesday.
The Scotts Fire remained at 4,618 acres, with containment up to 80 percent on Wednesday night, Cal Fire reported.
The cause of the fire, burning since last Friday on North Cow Mountain between Scotts Creek and Scotts Valley Road, remains under investigation.
Cal Fire is still anticipating having the fire fully contained on Saturday.
Three injuries have occurred on the incident so far, Cal Fire said.
More firefighters were being released on Wednesday, with 1,231 personnel, 86 engines, 48 fire crews, three helicopters, 13 bulldozers and 21 water tenders assigned.
The Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday that the Cow Mountain Recreation Area is expected to remain closed until next week due to the firefighting effort.
The incident management team remains based at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Lakeport, where the Lakeport Speedway's weekend races were canceled due to the base camp's presence, as Lake County News has reported.
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