SPRING VALLEY, Calif. – An aggressive effort by local and state firefighters Friday evening stopped a fire that ran up a hill and at one point endangered homes in Spring Valley.
The fire, reported after 5 p.m., started at the base of Wolf Creek, according to Northshore Fire Deputy Chief Pat Brown.
“It ran up a very steep incline,” and crested a ridge, Brown said.
He said the fire originally threatened some homes as it ran the northern ridge out of Spring Valley.
Northshore Fire sent three engines, two water tenders and a battalion chief, and Cal Fire sent five engines, three dozers, six hand crews, two helicopters and four fixed air wing aircraft, Brown said.
The fire was contained at an estimated 25 acres, but Brown said aircraft will reevaluate the acreage on Saturday.
The cause is under investigation, Brown said.
Brown said mop up and monitoring would continue throughout the night, with firefighters remaining on scene.
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