Cal Fire first began dispatching firefighters to multiple fires from Glasgow Grade at Point Lakeview Road to Soda Bay Road near the Clear Lake Riviera just before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The fires are located at Diener Drive near the rock quarry, at Manning Flat, at Highway 29 and Point Lakeview Road and at Kit’s Corner near the Clear Lake Riviera. All are being treated as the Glass incident.
By 4:40 p.m. the fire at Kit’s Corner was reported to be extinguished with the Point Lakeview fire said to be contained shortly afterward, based on radio reports.
As of the last radio report, the fire at Diener was about 10 acres and bumping up against the quarry with the fire at Manning Flat at five acres burning in grass and moving into heavier fuel.
A full wildland dispatch of five engines and aircraft initially was dispatched. Ten additional engines plus helicopters – including Copter 104 from Boggs Mountain and Copter 205 from the Vina Helitack – several air tankers and hand crews were requested.
Those units that are still responding have been asked to stage at the Konocti Conservation Camp on Highway 29 between Kelseyville and Lower Lake.
As of 5:30 p.m., incident command was releasing some of the tankers.
Shortly after 6:30 p.m., forward progress on all fires was reported to have been stopped.
Incident command said all resources are to be committed two hours, with half of the crews to be kept on the night shift.
Highway 29 in the fire area also is reported to be closed from Point Lakeview to Kit’s Corner. A detour has been set up.
Additional information will be published as it becomes available.
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