Glass Fire 50% Contained, Nearly 67K Acres: Sonoma County Latest

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — There was no change in acreage overnight and containment improved on the Glass Fire in Napa, Sonoma and Lake counties. The wildfire remained at 66,840 acres Tuesday morning and containment increased from 41 to 50 percent, according to Cal Fire.

The wildfire that started Sept. 27 near St. Helena and has destroyed 290 homes in Napa County and 310 in Sonoma County, along with destroying or damaging hundreds of other buildings.

With damage assessment completed on 65 percent of the burn area, the number of destroyed homes, businesses and other structures stood at 1,235, officials with Cal Fire said during a Monday morning briefing.

Hot and dry conditions have contributed to the spread of the Glass Fire, which has no estimated date yet for full containment.

Nearly 2,800 firefighters were still assigned to the Glass Fire on Monday as it continued to actively burn.

"The Glass Fire burned actively throughout the day, especially in higher terrain due to critically dry fuels and rugged topography," Cal Fire said in a Monday evening update. "Aggressive mop up and tactical patrol continue in areas where the fire’s forward progress has stopped. Crews are working aggressively to construct and reinforce existing control lines. As people start returning home, be vigilant that emergency crews are still working in the area."

At least 80,000 people have been evacuated at various points because of the fire, but many evacuation orders and warnings in Sonoma County have since been lifted or downgraded.

• MAP: View status of Glass Fire evacuation orders, warnings in Sonoma County.

In Sonoma County, where 1,070 residents remained under mandatory evacuation orders Monday and 5,200 residents were still subject to evacuation warnings, a local assistance center — LAC —for those affected by the fire has opened at Maria Carrillo High School, 6975 Montecito Blvd. in Santa Rosa.

Open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Saturday, the LAC provides assistance with replacing documents such as drivers licenses, identification cards and vital records; accessing financial resources; rebuilding information; and beginning the insurance claims process.

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Bay City News Service contributed to this report.