LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Evacuations have been lifted for residents near a wildland fire burning northwest of Lakeport.
Shortly before 8:30 p.m. fire officials lifted the evacuations they had called for about three and a half hours earlier due to the Scotts Fire, which began burning earlier in the day Friday.
Lake County officials said the evacuations took place in the Blue Lakes area and down Highway 20 to Scotts Valley Road.
The fire had burned an estimated 1,600 acres with no containment by Friday night, county officials reported.
Red Cross and Lake County Social Services had set up an evacuation center at Upper Lake High School.
District 3 Supervisor Denise Rushing said the Habematolel Pomo brought sandwiches and pizza to the shelter Friday evening.
Lake County Animal Care and Control and its Lake Evacuation & Animal Protection (LEAP) volunteers had been activated to evacuate animals. Animal Care and Control and LEAP had assisted with evacuating animals from the Spring Valley area during the Wye Fire last month.
Incident command was ordering resources for Saturday, and was having three air tankers loaded in Sonoma County since the Ukiah airbase was low on retardant, according to radio reports.
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