CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Firefighters quickly contained a wildland fire that burned several acres in Clearlake on Sunday evening.
Firefighters were first dispatched to the Ogulin fire shortly after 5 p.m., according to radio reports.
Initial reports placed it on the west side of Highway 53 near Ogulin Canyon Road, with Cal Fire Battalion Chief Greg Bertelli pinpointing the fire area more precisely to Highway 53 and Old Highway 53.
The first units on scene found a small fire burning in grass, with wind shifting and pushing smoke across Highway 53, which was closed briefly by the Clearlake Police Department, reports from the scene indicated.
Lake County Fire, Northshore Fire and Cal Fire had resources on scene, Bertelli said.
In addition to ground resources, Cal Fire's Copter 104 made water drops in the fire.
Firefighters quickly put a line around the fire to contain it, based on scanner reports.
Bertelli said the fire burned a total of 8.3 acres in grass.
He said firefighters “got a quick jump on it,” quickly containing the incident.
There were no injuries, Bertelli said.
Reports from the scene indicated that firefighters planned to conduct a few hours of mop up, extending into the late evening.
Bertelli said the fire's cause is under investigation.
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