LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A Wednesday afternoon wildfire has prompted evacuations in Nice.
The fire in the 6800 block of Hammond Avenue was first reported just before 3 p.m.
As of 15 minutes after dispatch, the fire was reported to be an acre in size and starting to burn a structure.
Firefighting resources were stretched thin at that point as firefighters had been called to a fire on Wilkinson Road in Kelseyville and then a barn and vegetation fire in Scotts Valley, requiring engines and other units to respond from the south county, based on radio traffic.
At 3:20 p.m., the Lake County Sheriff’s Office issued an evacuation order for zone NIC-E047 due to the fire in Nice.
“There is an IMMEDIATE threat to life and property to anyone in the impacted zones. Gather household members, pets and essential items (including medication), lock your home and leave now. Dial 9-1-1 if you have a life-threatening emergency ONLY; not for information,” the alert said.
The sheriff’s office said the evacuation area is north of Lakeshore Boulevard, south of Highway 20 at Point Lands Farm Road, east of the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff and west of Collier Avenue.
Shortly before 5 p.m., the sheriff’s office updated the evacuation areas, reporting that NIC-047B, a split zone of NIC-047, was for the area west of Hammond Avenue and was for a warning, while the area east of Hammond Avenue remained under an evacuation order. More about zone numbers can be found at https://protect.genasys.com.
Authorities also have established a temporary evacuation point at Upper Lake High School’s gymnasium at 675 Clover Valley Road for those evacuated due to the wildland fire.
At 6:20 p.m., the fire was reported to be contained, with two hours of mop up. The fire burned 1.2 acres.Updates will be published as they become available.
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