KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Firefighters on Thursday afternoon were fighting a fire on Mount Konocti.
The “Mount Fire,” as the incident was dubbed, was burning in the 5400 block of Konocti Road at Oak Hills Lane, near Mount Konocti County Park, east of Kelseyville.
The fire was first dispatched at 2:24 p.m., according to radio reports, with the first units on scene finding about five acres of grassy woodland involved, with a moderate rate of spread.
Just before 4:30 p.m., Cal Fire said the fire was 25 acres and 40-percent contained.
Kelseyville Fire, Cal Fire, US Forest Service, Lake County Fire, Northshore Fire and Lakeport Fire were among the agencies that were reported to have sent resources to the scene.
Cal Fire air resources – including helicopters, air attacks and tankers – were hitting the fire with retardant and water drops, while dozers, hand crews, water tenders and numerous engines from around the county were working the incident on the ground.
One house was reported to have been in the path of the fire, which was moving uphill, but radio reports indicated that firefighters were protecting the structure.
Firefighters were dealing with winds and also rocks that were reported coming downhill in the area. At one point a spot fire was reported on the main fire’s left flank.
Additional details will be posted as they become available.
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