Firefighters continue work on Pawnee, County fires; new fire begins in Siskiyou County
- Elizabeth Larson
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters on Thursday continued to battle major wildland fires around Northern California, including a new incident in Siskiyou County that resulted in evacuations.
The Pawnee fire northeast of Clearlake Oaks remained at 15,000 acres and 92 percent containment by nightfall Thursday, according to Cal Fire.
Cal Fire said resources would remain on the fire overnight and throughout the day Friday,
patrolling and maintaining perimeter control.
Assigned resources by Thursday night included 822 personnel, 22 engines, 13 water tenders, one helicopter, 13 hand crews and 12 dozers, Cal Fire said.
To the southeast in Yolo and Napa counties, activity increased on the County fire, which grew by 2,000 more acres during the course of the day to total 88,000 acres by evening, with containment up by 3 percent to 33 percent.
Cal Fire said Thursday night that damage inspections have begun in the fire area, where nine structures have been destroyed, a number that could still grow. The agency said 110 structures remain threatened.
With hotter and drier weather forecast for the weekend, the potential for fire growth remains high, Cal Fire said.
The firefighting force on the County fire grew still larger on Thursday, with 4,041 firefighters, 348 engines, 52 water tenders, 25 helicopters, 86 hand crews and 72 dozers, according to Cal Fire.
To the north, a large new wildland fire began on Thursday afternoon.
The Klamathon, located south of Hornbrook in Siskiyou County, began shortly after 12:30 p.m., Cal Fire reported.
By Thursday night, Cal Fire said the fire had grown to 5,000 acres with no containment reported, and evacuations in progress in the Hornbrook area.
Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Siskiyou County due to the Klamathon fire Thursday night.
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