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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters from multiple agencies and counties are in Clearlake this afternoon fighting a wildland fire that has prompted evacuations in some parts of the city.
The Lake fire was first reported at 2:20 p.m. Sunday at Nacimiento Lake Drive and Oak Street, south of Borax Lake in Clearlake.
As of 4:30 p.m., Cal Fire reported over the air that the blaze had burned 340 acres, making it the largest fire of the summer season in Lake County so far. As of 5:15 p.m., it was 5% contained.
Radio traffic indicated at least one structure may have been burned.
Mandatory evacuation zones as of 4:30 p.m. were CLO-E113, CLE-E123, CLE-E126 and CLE-E13. Advisory evacuation zones by that time were CLO-E109 and CLE-E124.
Just after 5 p.m., all but one of the mandatory evacuations were reduced to advisory, according to a radio report from Lake County Fire Chief Willie Sapeta.
The one remaining mandatory zone at that point was CLO-E113, and it was reduced to advisory a short time later.
Zones can be seen here.
Shortly before 2:30 p.m., the Clearlake Police Department issued a Nixle alert asking people to avoid the area of East Lake Drive and Second Street due to the fire.
About 10 minutes later, the agency issued its first evacuation advisory for everything east of zones CL-E126, which includes Borax Lake, and CL-E123, which is to the east of that zone.
As of 3:30 p.m., mandatory evacuations were ordered for the area of Acacia Street to Highway 53 and north of Eastlake Drive, with advisory evacuations for Highway 53 east from Ogulin Canyon and north of Ogulin Canyon Road.
Fifteen minutes later, Clearlake Police reported the mandatory evacuations were expanded from Acacia Street west to 16th Street and Eastlake Drive north, Acacia Street east to Highway 53 and Old Highway 53 north of Burns Valley Road east to Highway 53. At about the same time, cell phones lit up with the warning.
Incident command has pulled in firefighters from Colusa and Mendocino counties, with air resources coming from Ukiah. Lake County Fire Protection District and other Lake County resources are part of the multi-agency firefighting effort.
A report of a fire on Mark West Springs Road near Santa Rosa just after 4:15 p.m. resulted in a brief redirect of two tankers from the fire, but after air resources for that new fire.
Scanner traffic shortly before 4:45 p.m. indicated good progress is being made on the Lake fire, with retardant and dozer lines being strengthened ahead of bringing in ground crews.
Reports from the scene stated that firefighters are working to protect structures, with retardant drops a key part of that work.
Cal Fire said the cause remains under investigation.
At 5:20 p.m., dispatch reported receiving a report about a spot fire near Pomo Elementary, with firefighters responding.
The remaining tankers were released about 5:30 p.m., at which point the retardant work was done, according to radio reports.
Three helicopters continued to work the scene at that time, along with dozers on the ground.
Forward progress was reported to have been stopped at 6:13 p.m., according to radio traffic.
Incident command said the fire was holding at 340 acres, with containment up to 25%.
By that point, incident command was arranging to have the helicopters prepare to begin departing the fire in order to be back at base by dark.
All evacuation warnings and advisories were lifted as of 6:56 p.m., according to radio traffic.
Cal Fire said the cause remains under investigation.
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