CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Firefighters from local and state agencies worked to control to a wildland fire reported Friday night in Clearlake.
The fire was reported shortly before 8:30 p.m. Friday on Sulphur Bank Road and North Drive, in the Clearlake Park area near the Clearlake city limit, based on radio reports.
Units arriving on scene found the fire moving uphill, putting the size initially at about two acres, with estimates a short time later putting it at closer to 10 acres, according to reports from the scene.
Scanner reports indicated Lake County Fire, Northshore Fire and Cal Fire were responding to the incident.
Clearlake Police officers also were requested by the fire chief on scene to assist with closing down the roadway in both directions to all but emergency traffic while firefighters are at work.
Incident command estimated that significant resources were needed on the fire, including dozers to build line around it.
Dozers quickly arrived on scene and worked on the fire's flanks, according to radio reports.
At around 9:20 p.m., firefighters at the scene estimated the blaze had burned between 20 and 30 acres, with a two- to four-hour commitment of resources anticipated at that time.
However, when the fire was finally reported contained just before 11:45 p.m., incident command backed the acreage estimate down to between eight and 10 acres.
Mop up was expected to continue for about two hours, reports indicated.
Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
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