LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters are rapidly closing in on the goal of fully containing the Rocky fire.
Cal Fire said the fire remained at 69,636 acres on Sunday night, with containment up to 85 percent after no movement since the 70-percent mark reported the previous night.
The Rocky fire began burning since July 29 east of Lower Lake, eventually burning to an area just north of Clearlake Oaks.
Cal Fire continues to anticipate fully containing the vast fire by Thursday.
The cause remains under investigation, the agency said.
Cal Fire said approximately 1,925 firefighting personnel remained committed to the fire on Sunday evening, a little less than half of those assigned during the fire's peak.
Other resources still assigned to the incident included 99 engines, 54 hand crews, 14 water tenders, 12 dozers and four helicopters, Cal Fire said.
The incident is under the management of Cal Fire Incident Management Team 2, which is stationed at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Lakeport.
Cal Fire said firefighters are continuing to be released from the incident as containment grows, allowing them to be reassigned and available for other fires throughout the state.
However, some of them haven't had to go very far for a new assignment.
On Sunday afternoon and into early Monday, resources were diverted from the Rocky fire to the Jerusalem fire, which broke out to the south of the fire perimeter on Sunday afternoon, as Lake County News has reported.
More of those Rocky fire resources are expected to report to the Jerusalem fire early Monday, according to reports from the scene.
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Firefighters push Rocky fire closer to full containment; resources shared with new incident nearby
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