How to resolve AdBlock issue? NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The two wildland fires burning since Tuesday in the Rumsey Canyon area of Colusa County more than doubled in size overnight.
The 16 Complex, located off of Highway 16 south of Highway 20, had burned 7,236 acres by Thursday morning, with containment remaining at 10 percent, according to Cal Fire.
Personnel assigned increased to 1,312, with 58 fire engines, 54 fire crews, 21 bulldozers, eight helicopters and four airtankers, Cal Fire reported.
Cal Fire said the complex is burning in a mix of grass, brush, and oak woodland in steep and rugged terrain, with firefighters working to build and strengthen containment lines.
The fire is continuing to move north toward the junction of Highway 20 and Highway 16, and and was threatening the Cortina Rancheria area, where an advisory evacuation warning was in effect. Cal Fire said no structures have been damaged so far.
Officials said Highway 16 is closed from Highway 20 to the town of Rumsey.
The 16 Complex has been sending smoke and haze into Lake County. Lake County Air Quality Management District issued an air quality alert for Thursday, with conditions expected to range from “moderate” to “unhealthy.”
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