MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. – State and federal firefighters have increased containment on a fire in the Mendocino National Forest.
The Open fire began Friday afternoon on Open Ridge, located 25 miles west of Willows on the forest’s Grindstone Ranger District, as Lake County News has reported.
Forest spokesman Punky Moore said that the fire had burned about 60 acres in grass, oak and mixed timber by Friday night. No structures are reported to be immediately threatened.
On Friday night Moore reported that the 100 firefighters on the scene had increased containment to 40 percent before the aircraft – including two helicopters and two wingle engine airtankers – were released for the evening.
Other resources at the scene included three engines, three water tenders and four crews, Moore said.
Moore said the fire’s cause is under investigation.
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Crews make progress on fire in national forest
- Elizabeth Larson
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