LAKEPORT, Calif. – Firefighters contained a wildland fire near Lakeport on Sunday before it could damage nearby homes.
The fire in the 300 block of Island View Drive was first reported just before noon on Sunday.
Lakeport Fire, Kelseyville Fire, Northshore Fire and Cal Fire sent resources to the incident, according to Lakeport Fire Chief Doug Hutchison.
When Hutchison arrived on scene just minutes after dispatch, he reported over the air that the fire was then about two acres, moving uphill with wind hitting it.
Incident command’s radio reports indicated that the fire had threatened structures on Sun Drive, Walnut Drive and Weimer Way.
Cal Fire air attack responded, as did Cal Fire Copter 104 from the Boggs Mountain Helitack Base, based on radio reports. The helicopter made numerous water drops on the fire.
The quick arrival by firefighters resulted in reports of the fire having initial containment just before 12:40 p.m.
Hutchison told Lake County News later in the afternoon that, based on the latest mapping of the fire, it had burned approximately 9.6 acres.
He said no structures were damaged.
Hutchison said the fire’s cause remained under investigation, but it appeared to be human-caused.
By about 3 p.m. most local units had cleared the scene, as Cal Fire was assuming incident command due to the fire being in the State Responsibility Area, Hutchison said.
Hutchison himself also cleared the scene a short time later but said Cal Fire was expected to remain on scene for some time.
He said Cal Fire was planning to use a dozer to remove a large, hollowed-out oak tree in the fire area as part of mop up operations.
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Firefighters knock out wildland fire near Lakeport
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