NORTH COAST, Calif. – The fight to contain a wildland fire near Redwood Valley in Mendocino is continuing.
The Grade fire remained at 900 acres and 10-percent containment, according to a Cal Fire report that came out at about 12:30 a.m. Monday.
The fire was first reported at approximately 2:48 p.m. Sunday on Highway 101 near Redwood Valley, as Lake County News has reported.
Cal Fire said the cause is still under investigation, however, there have been witness reports that it was sparked by a pickup towing a motorhome, both of which caught fire before the fire spread to a nearby hillside.
Evacuations remain in effect in the Baker Creek Subdivision, and Baker Creek Road is closed, Cal Fire said.
Cal Fire said so far there have been no destroyed or damaged structures, and no injuries.
Firefighters are on the ground and actively working to contain the fire, Cal Fire said.
Resources assigned early Monday included 21 Cal Fire and seven local government engine companies, nine fire crews, eight Cal Fire and two private bulldozers, six local government water tenders, six overhead personnel, and 450 firefighting personnel, according to Cal Fire’s report.
Cal Fire units from Lake County had been dispatched to respond to the fire on Sunday evening, and Copter 104 from the Boggs Mountain Helitack base had worked on the incident earlier in the day, according to scanner reports.
Also on scene are volunteer companies from Redwood Valley, Little Lake, Ukiah, Laytonville, Hopland and Fort Bragg, with cooperating agencies including the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, the Office of Emergency Services, Mendocino County Fire Services and Pacific Gas and Electric.
Fire officials made heavy use of air resources to fight the fire on Sunday, and radio reports indicated aircraft were on order to begin work early Monday.
Overnight, reports from the scene also stated that firing operations were set to take place in order to reduce the fuel that’s feeding the fire.
The Grade fire continues to be the source of heavy drift smoke that’s crossed over into both Napa and Lake counties, where officials issued Nixle reports on Sunday night to explain the conditions.
In Lake County, the sheriff’s office reported that Central Dispatch on Sunday had received a flood of phones calls regarding the smoke that had made its way into Lake County, and the agency assured county residents that there was no need for alarm.
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REGIONAL: Work on Grade fire continues through the night
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