NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Fire crews on the Mendocino National Forest are responding to several fires started by lightning after thunderstorms passed over the area early Sunday, with another fire in Glenn County also prompting evacuations.
Forest officials said a few fires are reported on the Grindstone Ranger District including one in the Snow Mountain Wilderness.
One fire has been reported on the Covelo Ranger District northeast of Covelo near Leech Lake.
Additional resources have been ordered to assist with the initial attack.
Forest officials said their primary wildfire response strategy for 2020 is aggressive initial attack and rapid containment to minimize the number of large wildfires.
In other fire news around the region, on Sunday morning officials ordered an evacuation at around 9 a.m. for the community of Fruto west of Willows in the area of Highway 162 and County Road 303 due to another lightning-caused fire.
That incident, the Elk fire, was reported to be 700 acres and 5-percent contained at around noon on Sunday.
The Glenn County Sheriff’s Office reported just before 1:30 p.m. that forward progress on the fire had been stopped, with evacuation orders lifted.
Lightning sparks several fires on Mendocino National Forest; Elk fire in Glenn County also prompts evacuations
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