UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Firefighters are close to getting a wildland fire that began burning on the Lake County side of the Mendocino National Forest on Friday under full control.
The Sanhedrin fire is holding at approximately 25 acres and is estimated to be 80 percent contained, forest spokeswoman Tamara Schmidt said late Sunday afternoon.
Firefighters have made great progress towards containment and it is expected resources will start to be released from the incident on Monday, Schmidt said.
The fire, reported Friday night around 7:30 p.m., is burning on private land within the Mendocino National Forest south of Little Signal Peak and east of the Sanhedrin Wilderness on the Upper Lake Ranger District, Schmidt said.
The fire is burning in heavy fuels – including dead and down trees. Schmidt said that same area burned in 2008.
She said smoke from the fire is visible along Highway 101 and to communities on the west side of the forest.
Schmidt said the fire's cause is under investigation.
Sanhedrin fire nearing full containment
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