NORTH COAST, Calif. – Firefighters worked for several hours on Friday afternoon to contain and mop up after a fire that burned along Highway 20 in Mendocino County.

Julie Cooley, a spokesperson for Cal Fire's Mendocino Unit, said the incident – called the Potter Fire because it was located in the Potter Valley area – started at 3:38 p.m.

Northshore Fire Protection District was dispatched to a smoke check Friday afternoon after smoke from the fire traveled into Lake County, according to radio reports.

Cooley said Cal Fire, Potter Valley Fire, Redwood Valley Fire and Ukiah Valley Fire responded with a total of five engines, four crews and a Cal Fire copter. After the copter was released the crews continued working on mop up into Friday evening.

The Potter Fire was contained at 13 acres, Cooley said.

Cooley said the fire's cause is under investigation.

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