LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters on Monday afternoon and evening brought two small wildland fires under quick control in Lake County while thousands of fire personnel continue to work on incidents elsewhere around California.
The Monday fires in Lake County were located near Upper Lake and Clearlake.
Just before 4 p.m. Monday firefighters were dispatched to the area of Bachelor Valley Road and Witter Springs Road near Upper Lake after flames were seen in the area, according to radio reports.
Cal Fire air attack reported that the fire was five acres in oak and grass woodland, with a slow to moderate rate of spread and no structures initially threatened.
Ground units arriving on scene reported that the fire was burning under power lines. A short time later, incident command reported over the air that one structure was threatened but firefighters were protecting it.
Shortly after 4:30 p.m. additional units began to be canceled. The final units would clear the scene at about 8:40 p.m.
Radio reports indicated the fire’s final size was about 15 acres.
Near Clearlake a small vegetation fire was reported in the 1700 block of Highway 53, on the highway’s east side, at about 6:15 p.m.
Incident command called for a short-term closure of nearby Ogulin Canyon Road as the firefighting effort was under way, according to radio reports.
Just before 6:30 p.m., incident command reported that forward progress on the fire had been stopped.
Altogether the Highway 53 fire was reported to be a spot of less than a tenth of an acre.
Information on causes for the two fires was not immediately available on Monday evening.
State fires roundup
Cal Fire and the United States Forest Service gave the following updates on fires around California as of Monday night.
– Duzel fire: 15 acres, 80-percent contained. The Duzel fire began Saturday northeast of Etna in Siskiyou County. Cause: Under investigation.
– Forbestown fire: 58 acres, 90-percent contained. The Forbestown fire began Friday east of Oroville in Butte County. There are 105 personnel assigned. Cause: Under investigation.
– Henthorne fire: 244 acres, 20-percent contained. The Henthorne fire began Thursday in the Yolla Bolly Wilderness in the Mendocino National Forest; it is located 15 miles northeast of Covelo in Trinity County. The fire is being managed under unified command by the Mendocino National Forest and Cal Fire. There are 475 personnel assigned. Cause: Under investigation.
– Red Bank fire: 8,838 acres, 55-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.
– Swedes fire: 400 acres, 55-percent contained, two structures destroyed. The Swedes fire began Saturday east of Oroville in Butte County. There are 517 personnel assigned. Cause: Under investigation.
– Taboose fire: 10,500 acres, 30-percent contained. The Taboose fire began Friday northwest of Aberdeen in Inyo County. There are 367 personnel assigned. Cause: Under investigation.
– Tenaja fire: 1,926 acres, 92-percent contained. The Tenaja fire began Wednesday in La Cresta in Riverside County. There are 392 personnel assigned. Cause: Under investigation.
– Walker fire: 44,307 acres, 10 percent contained. The Walker fire began Wednesday east of Genesee in Plumas County on the Plumas National Forest. There are 825 personnel assigned. Cause: Under investigation.
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Firefighters contain Lake County Monday blazes; big fires continue burning around the states
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