CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Firefighters were able to contain an early Thursday morning wildland fire to a small amount of acreage.
The Dam Fire was first dispatched at about 1:15 a.m. Thursday east of Clearlake, as Lake County News has reported.
The fire, located in the State Responsibility Area, was under the joint command of Lake County Fire Protection District and Cal Fire, according to Lake County Fire Chief Willie Sapeta.
Sapeta said the fire, which burned a total of five and a half acres, was located in a very remote area. Firefighters had reached it by following Dam Road.
“It took us about two and a half hours to get access to it,” with a bulldozer needed to build a road in to the blaze, Sapeta said.
Once firefighters reached the fire, they were able to contain it in about 10 minutes, according to Sapeta.
Radio reports indicated that Cal Fire units remained on scene late Thursday afternoon.
Sapeta said the fire's cause remains under investigation.
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