CLEARLAKE, Calif. – On Friday evening firefighters in Clearlake were closing in on full containment on two wildland fires they had been battling since earlier in the day, with remaining evacuations lifted.
The Extension fire and the North Branch Extension fire were reported about an hour and a half apart on Friday afternoon.
Cal Fire Division Chief Greg Bertelli told Lake County News that the Extension fire had burned seven acres, with the North Branch Extension at 30 acres.
As of 6:30 p.m. both fires were reported to be at 75-percent containment, Cal Fire reported.
The Extension fire was reported shortly after 1 p.m. off 18th Avenue behind Woodland Community College, in an area where a fire had been reported early Friday morning.
The North Branch Extension fire was first dispatched just after 2:45 p.m. in the area of Ogulin Canyon Road and Industrial Avenue.
Bertelli said a total of three metal structures were burned in the North Branch Extension fire.
He said Cal Fire kept both fires under the same incident command system, thus the similar names although they were several miles apart.
Thanks to firefighters' efforts, the Lake County Sheriff's Office reported at 6:30 p.m. that evacuations in the Ogulin Canyon area had been lifted.
The sheriff's office urged residents to check their homes and surroundings for any sign of additional danger such as smoke, embers, downed power lines or fire damage.
Pacific Gas and Electric reported shortly after 6:30 p.m. that a small power outage affecting approximately 27 customers was still in effect due to the fire activity.
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Extension fire, North Branch Extension fire at 75-percent containment; Ogulin Canyon evacuations lifted
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