How to resolve AdBlock issue? LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – While acreage continued to climb on Monday on a wildland fire burning on Cow Mountain, firefighters also made more progress in getting containment on the blaze, which resulted in one report of heat exhaustion on Monday.
The Scotts Fire, burning since last Friday, increased to 4,618 acres on Monday, with 15 percent containment, Cal Fire reported.
The fire is located on Cow Mountain, west of Scott Valley Road and east of Ukiah, in steep and rugged terrain.
Incident command, based at the Lake County Fairgrounds, continued to utilize aircraft, fire crews and dozers on the incident, where 1,380 personnel were assigned on Monday. The focus was on building and strengthening containment lines.
Resources assigned included 131 engines, 38 fire crews, nine airtankers, 11 helicopters, 26 bulldozers and 20 water tenders, Cal Fire reported.
Cal Fire said fire crews and equipment have been successful in holding the fire south of Highway 20, west of Scotts Valley Road and east of Cow Mountain Road.
Cal Fire officials said Sunday that the fire had two flanks moving laterally, to the east and west, with the progression stopped on part of the fire that had been moving toward Blue Lakes.
A case of heat exhaustion also was reported on Monday. Just after 3 p.m. one male strike team member was being transported out of the fire area.
The Scotts Valley Road area – from Hendricks Road to Highway 20 – remained under an evacuation warning on Monday.
The fire was reported to be within a mile of both Scotts Valley Road and the Blue Lakes area, with a total of 340 structures threatened.
Officials said the Cow Mountain Recreation Area has been closed at both the Scotts Creek and Mill Creek entrances. Mendo Rock Road access to North Cow Mountain Road is closed at Mill Creek, with Mill Creek Road also closed.
Cal Fire said Scotts Valley Road was open to residents only on Monday.
Highway 20 through Blue Lakes remained open with no traffic control reported.
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