Containment increases on Henthorne fire in Yolla Bolly Wilderness; other fires continue burning around region
- Elizabeth Larson
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Firefighters are raising containment on fires around Northern California, including the Henthorne fire in the Yolla Bolly Wilderness on the Mendocino National Forest.
The fire, first reported on Thursday morning, is located 15 miles northeast of Covelo in Trinity County. It is under the unified command of the Mendocino National Forest and Cal Fire.
Officials said that on Saturday the containment on the 380-acre fire bumped up to 15 percent.
The fire has torched and spotted through heavy, dead and downed timber and brush, forest officials reported.
On Saturday, there were 532 resources on the incident including 13 crews, 39 engines, four helicopters, five dozers and eight water tenders, officials said.
The Saturday fire report said crews are working on very steep, rugged terrain and dealing with numerous dead standing trees or snags in the fire area.
The firefighting effort is expected to be impacted by a weekend cooling trend, which includes breezy southerly winds and temperatures in the low 70s.
Elsewhere around the region, in Lake County the Oak fire, which began near Kelseyville on Saturday, was at 53 acres and 50-percent containment, with one structure destroyed, as of Saturday night, as Lake County News has reported.
The region’s largest fire is the Red Bank near Red Bluff. It has burned 8,838 acres and is 15-percent contained.
In Butte County near Oroville, the Swedes fire is 400 acres with no containment and the 58-acre Forbestown fire is 80-percent contained, Cal Fire reported.
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