LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters are working to contain a wildland fire in a remote area northeast of Clearlake Oaks.
The Ridge fire is located in the 18000 block of Bartlett Springs Road, just west of Indian Valley Reservoir, according to Cal Fire.
The fire, first reported just before 2 p.m. Friday, was reported to be 85 acres with zero containment shortly before 5:30 p.m., Cal Fire said.
No structures have been damaged or destroyed, and no evacuations or road closures are in effect, Cal Fire said.
Cal Fire said the fire is burning at a moderate rate of spread in grassy oak woodland and steep terrain with difficult access.
Resources assigned to the incident early Friday evening included 155 personnel, 15 engines, five air tankers, five fire crews, four bulldozers, four helicopters, three water tenders and three overhead personnel, Cal Fire reported.
Cooperating agencies include the Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Indian Valley Fire Department, Northshore Fire, South Lake County Fire, Williams Fire and the US Forest Service, according to Cal Fire’s report.
Cal Fire said the fire’s cause is under investigation.
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Firefighters battling wildland fire near Indian Valley Reservoir
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