LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Firefighters continued mopping up and strengthening containment lines on the Clayton fire on Saturday, as local agencies began registering impacted community members for recovery services.
The 3,929-acre Clayton fire, burning since Aug. 13, was at 90-percent containment on Saturday night, and is expected to be fully contained on Sunday.
Cal Fire's Saturday night's report said resources assigned to the fire had been further rolled back to 1,216 firefighters, 69 fire engines, 35 fire crews, 17 water tenders, 12 dozers and six helicopters.
Firefighters concentrated on Saturday on fire suppression repair and assisting returning homeowners, Cal Fire reported.
Radio reports indicated fire crews responded to landowners' concerns about burned and damaged trees while continuing the mop up in the fire area.
Damage assessment teams also continued to work through the fire's footprint, but Cal Fire's estimate of 299 structures destroyed – including 189 homes – and 28 damaged didn't change on Saturday.
Cal Fire Incident Management Team 3 reported that it will transition command of the Clayton fire to the Cal Fire Sonoma Lake Napa Unit on Sunday.
With the last evacuation order for the fire area lifted on Friday afternoon, Saturday was a day of people working to put their lives back together.
Lake County Fire's Station 65 was open for community members to pick up face masks, gloves, trash bags and water, with Lake County Animal Care and Control and cooperating animal rescue groups using the location as a staging area to distribute pet food and supplies.
Also in Lower Lake, on Saturday the county opened a mini local assistance center at Adult Services, located at 16170 C Main St.
The center – which hosts a variety of state and local agencies – will be open at that location again on Sunday beginning at 10 a.m., the county reported.
On Monday, the local assistance center will open up for the week at the old Lower Lake Bank building, 16195 Main St., from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., officials said.
The county said the center will be open through Friday, Aug. 26, and may be extended depending on need.
Community members are urged to stop by the center and register in order to find out about resources available to them.
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Clayton fire reaches 90-percent containment; local assistance center opens
- Elizabeth Larson
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