22,000 acres burned in the counties of Yolo, Napa

Northern California firefighters fought Sunday against county fire that devastated thousands of acres in Yolo County and reached parts of Napa County, while other teams were affected by Pawnee's fire. 19659002] County fire began just after 2 pm Saturday, southwest of the Guinda community, about 50 miles west of Sacramento. It quickly moved south through Yolo County. By Sunday afternoon, he had burned about 22,000 acres and reached some of the western corners of Napa County near Berryessa Lake, said Chris Anthony, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. also known as Cal Fire. Thousands of firefighters from across the region and from the state fought both flames, which were motivated by "red flag" conditions, including high temperatures, high winds and low humidity, said Anthony.

No deaths or injuries were reported Sunday afternoon in connection with the fire.

Crews fight against county fire. On Sunday, there was a zero percent containment, with over 1,000 firefighters in place, and more things to add throughout the day. Agencies from the Bay Area and counties of San Diego, Modoc and Mendocino have sent firefighters to the area, Anthony said.

Mandatory evacuations are in place in Yolo and Napa counties for all areas north of Highway 128 South. from County Road 23, east of Berryessa Knoxville Road, and west of County Road 89, according to Cal Fire. Evacuation notices were issued for areas located south of County Road 81 and west of County Road 85.

An evacuation center was installed at Guinda Grange Hall at 16487 Forest Avenue in Guinda. The Solano County Sheriff's Office has issued evacuation notices in the areas north of Quail Canyon Road, south of Highway 128, east of the Blue Ridge Mountains and at the same time. west of Pleasant Valley Road. about this fire is really just the intensity of the fire at this particular time in the summer, "said Anthony." We are witnessing a fire behavior that we will normally see only in September or October. "

Anthony explains that the rapid spread of fire is partly due to the large amount of grasses that grew as a result of spring rains in the area."

"Overall, this is the new norm for us – we see fires grow with more intensity than we have seen historically, "said Anthony. "The fires appear to be getting bigger and more damaging across the landscape."

Smoke spilled into the Bay Area from the county fire and ashes were visible on cars and homes Sunday morning in East Bay. According to Anna Schneider of the Monterey National Weather Service, persistent smoke from fires could be driven out of the area by west winds on Monday.

Meanwhile, the Pawnee fire – which began on June 23 in Lake County and destroyed 22 structures – jumped outside the firefighters' containment lines on Saturday afternoon, burning another 400 acres, bringing the total acres burned to 14,150 Sunday morning.

Flares forced evacuations into the Double Eagle Subdivision According to Tricia Austin, a Cal Fire spokesperson, an evacuation center was still operating in Lower Lake Hig. School, at 9430 Lake Street, in the southern part of Lake County.

Just over 2,200 firefighters worked at the Pawnee fire on Saturday night. Sunday afternoon, this had been reduced to 1,064 firefighters, crews were controlled to 73%.

"They did a good job overnight, so they feel confident today," says Austin. According to Anthony Anthony, the type of "extreme-fire" activity in Pawnee County and in Mule County Skinner Road and Highway 20, Walker Ridge Road and Highway 20 and the L & # 39; 39 Highway 20 between Highway 16 and Highway 53.

Fires become commonplace not only in the Greater Bay Area region, but also throughout California.

"I think that pretty much reflects what we will see more often, and unfortunately it is also a forerunner. what will be a longer fire season, "he said. 1965 is a year of fire now, "said Anthony." The fire season seems to be a kind of old term at this stage. "