- Elizabeth Larson
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Firefighters contain small wildland fire near Clearlake Oaks
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters contained a small wildland fire that burned in the hills near Clearlake Oaks on Saturday.
The fire originally was dispatched at about 2 p.m. Saturday near Catholic Church Road and Highway 20 in Clearlake Oaks.
However, firefighters from Cal Fire, Northshore Fire and other local agencies responding to the area said it actually was located in the hills behind the Moose Lodge.
Firefighters responding to the scene also were urged to be on the lookout for fallen power lines due to a brief power outage on the Northshore before the fire was dispatched.
A Cal Fire helicopter arriving at the scene at around 2:15 p.m. said the fire was between two to four acres, with a slow rate of spread and approaching the crest of the hill. More resources were requested, including airplanes and dozers.
Responding ground units were challenged in accessing the fire, finally finding a road that led to it. They also reported that all power lines in the area were still up, based on radio traffic.
Firefighters and equipment remained on scene into Saturday night.
Incident command reported that shortly before 8 p.m. that the fire’s final size was approximately 4.3 acres.
A cause for the fire has so far not been reported.
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