LUCERNE, Calif. – A wildland fire burned a small amount of acreage near Lucerne on Sunday.

The fire was reported just after 11:30 a.m. off Highway 20 just east of Lucerne, according to Cal Fire Battalion Chief Greg Bertelli.

“It took about an hour to contain,” Bertelli said of the fire.

Altogether, about two acres were burned, he said.

Northshore Fire and Cal Fire responded, and the U.S. Forest was standing by to assist as well in case other fires broke out, Bertelli said.

A helicopter, bulldozer, two Northshore Fire engines, two Cal Fire engines and one handcrew responded, according to Bertelli.

He said no structures were threatened.

For a few hours afterward firefighters remained on the steep hillsides where the fire had burned for mop up, he said.

The fire’s cause remained under investigation Sunday, Bertelli said.

John Jensen contributed to this report.

Email Elizabeth Larson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .