CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Local and state firefighters knocked out two fires in the city of Clearlake on Saturday, one damaging a structure, the other in wildland off of Dam Road.

The first of the two fires occurred before 10 a.m. Saturday on Pomo Road at Lakeshore and Woodland.

Lake County Fire Chief Willie Sapeta said a three-story structure was on fire, with firefighters making a “pretty good save” and saving 50 to 75 percent of the structure.

The house wasn’t habitable afterward, and the cause and origin remains under investigation, he said.

He said six engines, a water tender, two medic units and two company officers were part of the response.

Police closed Pomo Road in the fire area while firefighters were at work.

Then, at about 1:30 p.m., Lake County Fire, Northshore Fire and Cal Fire were dispatched to a wildland fire behind the McDonald’s restaurant off Dam Road.

The second fire also prompted police to again issue a road closure notice, this time for Dam Road from the Dam Road Extension to Lake Street. They also closed the parking lots at McDonald’s and Tractor Supply Co.

First units on scene reported the fire was a spot of about 75 by 75 feet, according to radio reports.

Sapeta said the fire burned a total of about two acres.

Firefighters had prepared for evacuations at the nearby Cache Creek Apartments, but didn’t need to initiate them, Sapeta said.

He said the fire spotted a little bit. Firefighters were still checking spots in the fire area into the evening, according to radio reports.

The response included seven engines, two dozers, two crews, one helicopter and two aircraft, he said.

Sapeta said the Dam Road fire’s cause and origin also are not yet determined.

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