LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters quickly knocked out three fires that occurred Thursday afternoon and evening on the Northshore, in Clearlake and in Lower Lake.
The first of the fires occurred just after 4:45 p.m. on Sulphur Bank Drive at North Drive near Clearlake Oaks.
Northshore Fire and Cal Fire units responding to the scene said a trailer was on fire and had spread to vegetation, according to radio reports.
Reports from the scene indicated the forward progress on the fire was stopped about a half hour after it was reported. It was fully contained at a half acre shortly before 5:45 p.m., with one hour of mop up following.
At about the same time as the Sulphur Bank Drive fire was reported, firefighters were dispatched to another incident in the 18000 block of Morgan Valley Road near Lower Lake.
Responding firefighters saw a large column of smoke at a distance. Radio reports indicated that once fire personnel arrived at the scene they found a four- to five-acre fire with a moderate rate of spread.
Lake County Fire and Cal Fire sent units to the Morgan Valley incident, with firefighters requesting that law enforcement respond to briefly close Morgan Valley Road at Bonham Road to all traffic but fire vehicles.
Forward progress on the fire was stopped shortly after 5:30 p.m., according to radio reports, with the fire estimated to be between five and seven acres.
Units remained on scene for mop up for a few hours afterwards, radio reports indicated.
Just after 7 p.m., Lake County Fire units were dispatched to a fire in the area of Austin Road and Locust Street in Clearlake on the report of smoke and flames in a field with homes threatened.
Firefighters arriving at the scene quickly knocked the fire down within minutes, according to radio reports.
The fire was completely out by 7:45 p.m., with firefighters reported to be remaining on scene for a short time for mop up.
The Clearlake Police Department was asked to respond to the scene to assist firefighters with the investigation.
In other fire news, on Thursday evening Cal Fire reported that the Foothill fire, which had begun on Tuesday evening in Lucerne, was 100-percent contained. That fire burned a total of 69 acres.
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Firefighters contain three Thursday fires
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