NORTH COAST, Calif. – Firefighters were able to keep the North Pass Fires in northern Mendocino County from burning new acreage on Wednesday.
The two lightning-caused fires have so far burned 41,983 acres and are 68 percent contained, according to Cal Fire and the US Forest Service.
Officials said the fire's northern portion continues to burn between Pothole Creek and Stick Lake Canyon.
Fire personnel assigned to the incident on Wednesday numbered 1,088, with 34 engines, 23 fire crews, two airtankers, seven helicopters, six bulldozers and 23 water tenders.
Evacuations remain in effect for portions of Indian Dick Road (Forest Road M-1) and Mendocino Pass Road (Forest Highway 7), with closures still in effect for all areas of the Covelo Ranger District north of Mendocino Pass Road to the Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National Forest boundaries.
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