LAKEPORT, Calif. – A quick response and plenty of defensible space are credited with knocking down a fire near several residences in Lakeport on Sunday.
The fire on Sandy Lane in Lakeport was reported at about 3:30 p.m., according to radio reports.
It initially was reported to be threatening three structures, with power lines down.
Lakeport Fire Protection District Chief Ken Wells said the fire was put out in about 45 minutes.
“It didn't take long at all, actually,” he said.
In all, it burned between three and five acres, Wells said.
Wells said three engines from Lakeport Fire responded, along with an engine from Kelseyville, three Cal Fire engines, a US Forest Service engine and a hot shot crew, and an inmate crew from Konocti Conservation Camp.
Two air tankers were dispatched but they didn't end up making drops, he said.
A Cal Fire was seen dropping water from the lake on the fire.
The fire area was surrounded by driveways and residences where Wells said there was “very good defensible space” thanks to homeowners cutting down weeds and keeping the areas around their homes free of debris.
“Cal Fire is still investigating the cause,” Wells said.
About three to four hours of mop up were reportedly necessary.
In other fire news around the county, a travel trailer was reported to be on fire in the Middle Creek area shortly before 11 p.m., and in Lucerne a pile of leaves caught fire behind a trailer at Country Club Mobile Home Park shortly before midnight.
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