Lake County wildfire burns three homes, 21 square miles

Triple digit temperatures, gusty winds, and drought are making this one of the most active wildfire seasons in the state’s history. Smoke from Lower Lake area wildfire seen for milesAccording to Cal Fire, mandatory evacuations have been issued for Double Eagle Ranch and homes along the Highway 20 corridor between New Long Valley Road and east to the county line.

Firefighters across California are now battling 14 large fires, majority in Northern California.

A hotshot firefighting crew conducts operations Wednesday near Clear Lake in Lake County, which is about 130 miles north of San Francisco. The fire started yesterday, and within hours destroyed two homes and charred 13 square miles.

ReutersA Cal Fire firefighter races to move a truck before it’s overrun at the Rocky Fire in Lake County, California July 30, 2015.The Wragg Fire, near Lake Berryessa in Napa County, was nearly 90 percent contained by Friday morning after charring over 8,000 acres (32 square kms), fire officials said. An animal evacuation center is opened at the Lower Lake Social Services parking lot, 15975 Anderson Ranch Parkway, Lower Lake.

A rapidly spreading brushfire burning in parched timberland north of San Francisco forced the evacuation of more than 500 people less than a day after it broke out, fire officials said on Thursday. More than 200 people were ordered from their homes Tuesday when the wildfire jumped a containment line eas…

The fire has consumed 3,000 acres as of 9 p.m.; there is no containment at this time.

The Willow Fire in Madera County is now at 4,394 acres and is 30 percent contained.

Residents in the Central California community of Cascadel Woods north of Fresno were being warned to prepare to evacuate because of another blaze that has charred more than 3 square miles.

A wildfire burning near Bass Lake for several days spread to more than 6 square miles and is partially percent contained.

In the Sierra Nevada foothills, evacuation orders have been lifted for residents of 50 homes after a fire started there Saturday, Berlant said. They say the boy faces criminal charges but is not in custody because he and his family are cooperating.

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