Jerusalem Fire In Lake & Napa Counties 95% Contained
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — The Jerusalem Fire, which has been burning for more than a week about 100 miles north of San Francisco is 95 percent contained.
#JerusalemFire [update] northeast of Middletown (Lake & Napa counties) remains 25,118 acres & 95% contained. http://t.co/3yMaMbmErL
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) August 18, 2015
Fire officials say over the weekend smoke from the fire drifted into the San Francisco Bay Area and especially east of the city, where it was trapped in valleys for several days, causing hazy skies and breathing difficulties for some.
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The fire is the second of two blazes that have charred land near dry Lower Lake. The first one, which was contained Friday after more than two weeks, destroyed 43 homes.
Crews are looking ahead to a big cool-off Tuesday.
As a high-pressure system over Southern California weakens, clouds, fog and lower temperatures will take hold and continue for the rest of the week, with the coolest weather Thursday, forecasters said. Wind gusts could replace heat as a problem though.
Authorities are asking homeowners to check the health of their trees, which may be among the 12 million killed by the bark beetle in California. The beetle-killed trees provide fodder for wildfires.
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