UPPER LAKE, Calif. – More firefighters have joined the work on the Elk fire, bringing the containment on the incident up to 50 percent.
Cal Fire said Saturday evening that firefighters are halfway to fully containing the fire, which remains at 670 acres.
The fire began Wednesday afternoon off of Elk Mountain Road and Mount Dinger Road north of Upper Lake.
The number of firefighters on the incident more than tripled on Saturday, rising to 977 personnel, with the number of engines now totaling 47, with 31 fire crews, 10 water tenders, four helicopters and one dozer also assigned, Cal Fire said.
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Firefighters reach 50-percent containment on Elk fire
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