Spring 2 fire fully contained; command on County fire set to transition
- Elizabeth Larson
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A small wildland fire in Lake County that began earlier this week has been fully contained, and as the region’s largest wildfire nears full containment, command on the incident is set to transition.
In Lake County, Cal Fire reported that the Spring 2 fire near the Spring Valley Lakes subdivision was fully contained at 80 acres on Wednesday.
The fire had begun on Tuesday in the area of Pawnee Trail, burning into the footprint of the Pawnee fire, as Lake County News has reported.
The region’s biggest fire, the County fire in Yolo and Napa counties, remained at 90,288 acres, with containment up to 89 percent on Wednesday night, Cal Fire said.
Earlier on Wednesday, Cal Fire announce that its investigators had determined that the fire, which began June 30 near Guinda in Yolo County, had been caused by an improperly installed electric livestock fence unit.
More than 1,000 firefighters remained assigned to the incident on Wednesday, Cal Fire said.
Cal Fire Incident Command Team 3 will be transitioning the fire to the Cal Fire Sonoma Lake
Napa Unit on Friday.
In other regional fire news, the Klamathon in Siskiyou County remained at 36,500 acres, with containment up to 65 percent, officials reported.
The fire has been responsible for one civilian death, three firefighter injuries and the destruction of 82 structures, according to Cal Fire.
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