How to resolve AdBlock issue? LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters are on the scene of a fast-moving wildland fire in Clearlake.
The North fire was first reported at about 2:10 p.m. Friday on Sulphur Bank Drive about a mile south of North Drive, according to reports from the scene.
Within minutes, Cal Fire’s St. Helena Dispatch Center sent a full wildland dispatch of ground and air resources to join Lake County Fire Protection District units.
The fire, as of 2:15 p.m., was estimated to be between 10 and 15 acres and moving north toward the ridgeline to Clearlake Oaks. No structures were believed to be threatened at that time.
A portion of Country Club Drive at Bush Street in Clearlake is being temporarily closed and air resources are inbound, officials said over the radio.
At 2:20 p.m., the Clearlake Police Department issued a Nixle alert asking people to avoid the fire area.
By 2:30 p.m., air attack estimated the fire to be 20 acres in grass, with the head of fire hitting a ridgetop road. Air attack estimated the fire has the potential to reach 50 acres.
Tankers are reported to be dropping retardant on the two flanks of the fire, and the fire is being held on the ridge.
At about 2:40 p.m. there was a report of another fire on Huron Avenue at Crawford Avenue, which burned a spot estimated at 50 feet by 100 feet.
It was contained by locals in about five minutes and unit, according to radio traffic.
At 2:56 p.m., incident command said the main fire was still between 15 to 20 acres, with forward progress stopped and containment estimated at 20%.
The firefighting effort remains active, with fire activity still active on the lines and a helicopter continuing to make water drops, based on radio reports.
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