Overall, roughly 30,500 structures are still being threatened.An evacuation warning has been issued for Lake County residents who live near the county line, including residents of the Spring Valley, Long Valley and Double Eagle subdivisions.East of Old Long Valley and New Long Valley roads extending north to the Lake/Colusa County lineFirefighters stopped forward progress of a 6-acre fire in the Calpella area north of Ukiah that destroyed one structure and brushed up against Highway 101, west of Lake Mendocino.The so-called East fire had threatened structures along the Russian River and Highway 101, prompting evacuation orders from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office for areas south of Moore Street, near Hopkins Street, to Central Avenue.All northbound lanes on Highway 101 were temporarily closed as Redwood Valley Fire and Cal Fire Mendocino attacked the blaze. Investigative, unbiased and fact-based journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. In 1995, when the District of Lake Country incorporated, the Oyama Volunteer Fire Department became a part of the Lake Country Fire Department. Every County and Region have different restrictions. Firefighters are focusing on the northern and northwestern edges of that blaze, which has burned 299,763 acres as of Wednesday morning.The Hennessey portion is 33 percent contained, up 4 percent overnight.Walbridge was listed as 19 percent contained, up 2 percent from Tuesday.Firefighters battling the Walbridge and Hennessey fires in Sonoma and Napa counties have been taking advantage of more favorable weather lately, and Wednesday will be no exception.The National Weather Service forecasts persistent onshore winds that will help limit smoky conditions across the region during the next 24 to 36 hours.Patchy smoke and haze may remain near active wildfires.The high temperature Wednesday is expected to be 80, with 60 percent humidity and winds of 11 mph.A Spare the Air alert and burn ban has been extended through Friday by the Bay Area Air District.The air quality agency recommends protecting your health by staying inside with windows and doors closed until smoke levels subside, if heat is not an issue.For more info and this week's air quality forecast, visit: Cal Fire reports more incremental progress against the Walbridge fire early Wednesday morning.The fire gained 420 acres overnight, Cal Fire reported, but crews were able to shore up another 2 percent of containment – for a total of 19 percent of the perimeter solidly walled off.Overall, the Walbridge is estimated at 54,923 acres burned, from 54,503 Tuesday night. Evacuation orders had not been lifted yet.Progress fighting fires in Napa County has led officials to relax one evacuation order, but new evacuations have been ordered near Lake Mendocino.In Napa, the evacuation orders in the areas between Rosedale Road and Deer Park Road has been downgraded to a warning, according to Cal Fire. Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented on this site. The career firefighters of the Lake County Office of Fire Rescue protect more than 323,000 County residents and visitors in an area covering approximately 1,100 square miles. Lake County BCC 315 West Main St. P.O.
But with the arrival of the July monsoon rains, these were removed across federal lands, not just in Lake County but in Chaffee County as well.Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze says that with a high percentage of private lands irrigated, and much of Chaffee County legally public lands, it doesn’t make sense for the county to reinstate fire bans until the federal agencies do so.Contact Leadville Fire Department (719-486-2990) or Lake County Sheriff’s Office (719-486-1249; Non-Emergency number) for further information.The Ark Valley Voice is an independent, FREE, online news media platform.