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The fire, dispatched just after 11 p.m., was located on Highway 20 west of Saratoga Springs, according to Cal Fire.
Officials reported the fire was about 100 feet off the road. Local firefighters responded along with Cal Fire, which sent a five-engine wildland fire response team.
Cal Fire said the blaze burned less than half an acre. The cause was not known.
The scene had been cleared and the fire contained before 1 a.m. Thursday, according to Cal Fire.
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Gary Hoertkorn of Kelseyville is credited with pulling 18-year-old Charles Barron from a Jeep that caught on fire after a single-vehicle collision, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Adam Garcia.
Just after 3:30 p.m. Monday 18-year-old Arturo Cerna of Lower Lake was driving a 1993 Jeep northbound on Highway 29 north of Honey Cut Lane when his vehicle drifted onto the east shoulder, Garcia said. Barron was riding as a passenger in the Jeep.
Cerna attempted to correct the Jeep's path, which caused it to spin out of control. Garcia said the Jeep traveled across the southbound lane and off the west shoulder, rolling over as it traveled down a dirt embankment and collided with an oak tree.
The Jeep caught fire shortly after the collision, said Garcia.
That's when Hoertkorn came upon the collision and removed the severely injured Barron from the burning vehicle, Garcia said.
Garcia said the Jeep fire caused a small wildfire that was quickly put out by personnel from Kelseyville Fire Protection and Cal Fire.
Cerna was taken by ground ambulance to Sutter Lakeside Hospital where he was treated for moderate injuries, said Garcia, while Barron was taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital by REACH air ambulance with major life-threatening injuries.
Garcia said it's unknown at this point if either Cerna or Barron was wearing their seatbelt.
The Jeep crash resulted in a temporary closure of Highway 29, as Lake County News has reported.
While traffic was stopped, another crash occurred, this one involving a motorcycle, said Garcia.
At 3:50 p.m. 65-year-old Everette Weller, riding a 2006 Harley Davidson northbound, came upon the stopped traffic. Garcia said Weller "aggressively attempted" to stop but was unable to avoid a collision.
Weller's motorcycle sideswiped a silver BMW driven by 66-year-old Steve Allison of Cobb and then collided with a 1988 Ford Ranger driven by 58-year-old Jerry Jones of Middletown, Garcia reported.
According to Garcia, Weller was then thrown to the pavement where he sustained major life-threatening injuries and was taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital by REACH air ambulance.
Middletown resident Wendell Langford, who witnessed the crash along with his family, said he's concerned that authorities on the scene didn't have traffic control or flares in place, which may have prevented Weller's motorcycle crash.
Langford said traffic was stopped around a blind corner, which he said he had warned CHP and sheriff's deputies on the scene about before the crash occurred.
"This guy should have never been in this accident," Langford said.
Langford's concerns about the case have been sent to Officer Nick Powell, who Garcia said is investigating Weller's collision. Officer Steve Curtis is investigating the Jeep crash.
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CHP Officer Adam Garcia said that James O'Donnell, 42, of Santa Rosa died in a motorcycle crash that occurred at Konocti Harbor Resort and Spa.
O'Donnell was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle with 44-year-old Shelly Grove of Santa Rosa riding as a passenger when the crash occurred, said Garcia. Both were wearing helmets.
Garcia said O'Donnell and Grove were riding from the resort's lodge toward Soda Bay Road when O'Donnell popped a wheelie, causing the bike to go off the road and over the curb.
The motorcycle hit a tree and a large rock, and both O'Donnell and Grove were ejected from the bike, said Garcia.
Helicopters landed at Riviera Elementary School to transport O'Donnell and Grove to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Garcia said O'Donnell was pronounced dead at the helicopter landing zone, while Grove was transported with major, life-threatening injuries.
Garcia said investigators aren't certain how fast the motorcycle was traveling at the time the crash occurred.
Toxicology tests are pending to determine if O'Donnell was under the influence, said Garcia.
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The fire took placed at the Aurora RV park in Nice, according to Northshore Fire Protection District officials.
Three Northshore Fire engines and one engine from Cal Fire responded to the fire, which was reported at about 8:55 p.m., said Todd Pittman, a Northshore Fire firefighter/paramedic.
The RV was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, said Pittman. Firefighters were able to quickly contain the blaze by about 9:10 p.m.
No one was in the RV when it caught fire, said Pittman. Lake County Sheriff's officials had reported that there was ammunition going off in the RV, but Pittman said firefighters didn't encounter any.
Pittman said the fire caused some heat damage to nearby RVs.
The motorhome was a loss, but Pittman didn't have a damage estimate.
He said the cause is still under investigation.
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