County Fire Continues To Burn For 8th Straight Day

YOLO COUNTY, CA -- Firefighters gained containment on the County Fire on Saturday, seven days after the blaze sparked in Yolo County and spread to Napa County. As of Saturday evening, the fast-growing wildfire burned 88,300 acres and was 55 percent contained.

The fire, one of many to spark amid a Red Flag Warning in California, destroyed 10 structures and prompt the evacuation of several neighborhoods.

Mandatory evacuations were ordered for:

• West of State Highway 16, to Berryessa Knoxville Road, South of Old County Road 40, and North of County Road 53
• West of State Highway 16 to the Yolo/ Lake County Line, North of County Road 40, and South of the Yolo County line

Road closures were issued for:

• Berryessa Knoxville Road, from the Pope Creek Bridge to the Napa/Lake County line
• State Highway 16 has been closed between State Highway 20 and Rumsey Hall

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

Cal Fire officials expect full containment of the County Fire by July 12.

Elsewhere in the region, wildfires sparked in San Diego County, including Camp Pendleton, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents. A wildfire also sparked along the California-Oregon border, killing one person.

Photo: Boating on Lake Berryessa Sunday, July 1, 2018 as the County Fire sends smoke over the Napa County lake and as far away as San Francisco. (Photo by Joyce Hughes; used with her permission)