LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The efforts of firefighters prevented a wildland blaze on Sunday from doing serious damage despite winds pushing the fire toward the Lower Lake community.

The fire at Highway 29 and Highway 53 was dispatched at approximately 2:45 p.m. Sunday, according to an evening report from Cal Fire.

Incident commanders implemented a fast and aggressive response that called in resources from around the county.

Lake County Fire, South Lake County Fire, Cal Fire, Northshore Fire, the California Highway Patrol, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, California State Parks and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. responded to the incident, Cal Fire said.

Cal fire said the fire burned in grass and oak woodland, with a west wind of between 2 and 7 miles per hour hitting the blaze. Reports from the scene indicated that the fire, burning along the highway, was pushed by the wind toward Lower Lake.

Aircraft, engines and fire crews held the fire to six acres. Cal Fire said two structures were damaged but none were destroyed. No evacuations outside of the immediate area took place.

Highway 29 southbound at the Highway 53 intersection was closed to traffic for a few hours before being reopened, according to scene reports.

On Sunday evening, Cal Fire said Morgan Valley Road from Highway 29 to Clayton Creek Road remained closed.

There were 66 firefighters, two overhead or command personnel, 11 engines, two fire crews, two bulldozers, one water tender, one helicopter and three air tankers assigned, Cal Fire said.

Cal Fire said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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