- Elizabeth Larson
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Firefighters work on new wildland fires around the county
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters are working to control several new wildland fires around Lake County.
New incidents in Upper Lake and Clearlake were reported throughout the day Saturday.
On Saturday morning, two fires were reported near Upper Lake, the Hunter off of Hunter Point and Elk Mountain roads, and the High Glade Fire, located off of Bartlett Springs Road near the High Glade fire lookout.
Northshore Fire Deputy Chief Pat Brown said the Hunter fire burned about five acres and destroyed one home, but firefighters were able to save two other residences.
A total of five engines, two water tenders, and one engine each from Lakeport and Kelseyville responded, he said.
Brown said it was while Northshore firefighters were out at the Hunter incident that they spotted the High Glade Fire.
Mendocino National Forest spokesperson Tamara Schmidt told Lake County News at 4 p.m. that the latest size estimate on the High Glade Fire was 350 acres.
Cal Fire also reported that it is assisting the Mendocino National Forest with ground and air resources on the fire.
Just after 2 p.m. a fire was reported near the Cache Creek Dam outside of Clearlake.
The fire quickly grew from a few acres to an estimated 30 acres, with one structure threatened, according to reports from the scene and a Cal Fire update issued just before 4 p.m.
Cal Fire diverted three air tankers from the McCabe Fire at The Geysers to respond to the Dam Fire, with two helicopters also dispatched.
Work also was continuing on fires that had begun earlier in the week, including the Bruner Fire at the Kono Tayee subdivision near Lucerne.
Cal Fire said Saturday afternoon that the Bruner Fire was 50 acres and 90 percent contained.
Residents in the subdivision reported on Saturday they were still without power after more than a day.
Also on Saturday afternoon, Cal Fire reported that the McCabe Fire at The Geysers geothermal steamfield had grown again, reaching 3,500 acres with 25 percent containment.
The fire is located within Sonoma County, but moving toward Lake County, officials said.
Cal Fire said 12 residences are threatened by the fire. So far, one power plant cooling tower has been destroyed.
Approximately 783 personnel are assigned to the fire, along with 54 fire engines, 34 crews, four air tankers, two helicopters, seven dozers and eight water tenders.
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