NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Firefighters made progress Monday on a complex of five fires in Colusa County, but there are concerns that the incident’s size could continue to grow.
The Sites Complex has been burning since Sunday afternoon near the town of Sites and East Park Road.
The complex’s size was reported at 3,700 acres on Monday, with 50 percent containment.
There are no structures threatened, no injuries reported and no evacuations in effect, according to Cal Fire.
Cal Fire reported there is a potential for the complex to burn more acreage due to the difficult terrain in which the fires are burning.
Sixty fire engines, 38 fire crews, 17 bulldozers, two airtankers, six helicopters and a total of 1,339 personnel were on the fire Monday, according to Cal Fire.
Incident Command Team 4 was activated and delegated command of the fire at 6 p.m. Monday. Incident base camp is located at the Colusa Fairgrounds.
In addition to Cal Fire, cooperating agencies include Napa County Fire, Williams Fire Protection District, Maxwell Fire Protection District, Willows Fire Protection District, California Emergency Management Agency, California Highway Patrol, Colusa County Sheriff’s Office, Glenn County Sheriff’s Office, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
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