NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Work is continuing to contain a fire in the Mendocino National Forest and also to stop fires in other parts of the state.
The Henthorne fire, which began Thursday 15 miles northeast of Covelo, remained at 15 percent contained Sunday evening.
It is burning in the Yolla Bolly Wilderness on the Mendocino National Forest.
Mendocino National Forest officials said the size of the fire was adjusted down from 380 to 237 acres after crews completed a precise assessment of the perimeter.
The Henthorne fire is a US Forest Service incident that is being managed under unified command by the Mendocino National Forest and Cal Fire.
Officials said the fire has stopped spreading and is mostly creeping and smoldering.
There are 475 resources assigned to the incident including 38 engines, nine crews, two helicopters, two dozers and eight water tenders, according to the Sunday report.
Crews are focused on reinforcing firelines and extinguishing burning vegetation near the containment lines, forest officials said.
The Sunday report said personnel on the incident expect cooler conditions this week with the temperature in the 60s and light wind.
Elsewhere around California, Cal Fire reported the following fire updates:
– Red Bank fire: 8,838 acres, 50-percent contained, two structures destroyed. The Red Bank fire began Thursday west of Red Bluff in Tehama County. There are 2,307 firefighters assigned. Cause: Lightning.
– Taboose fire: 4,000 acres, 10-percent contained. The Taboose fire began Friday northwest of Aberdeen in Inyo County. Cause: Under investigation.
– Tenaja fire: 1,926 acres, 73-percent contained. The Tenaja fire began Wednesday in La Cresta in Riverside County. There are 392 personnel assigned. Cause: Under investigation.
– Swedes fire: 400 acres, 30-percent contained, two structures destroyed. The Swedes fire began Saturday east of Oroville in Butte County. There are 517 personnel assigned. Cause: Under investigation.
– Forbestown fire: 58 acres, 85-percent contained. The Forbestown fire began Friday east of Oroville in Butte County. There are 105 personnel assigned. Cause: Under investigation.
– Duzel fire: 15 acres, 50-percent contained. The Duzel fire began Saturday northeast of Etna in Siskiyou County. Cause: Under investigation.
Email Elizabeth Larson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.
Fire update: Henthorne fire acreage dialed back, containment rises on state’s other fires
- Elizabeth Larson
- Posted On