Fire Crews Contain Brush Fire In Fremont's Coyote Hills Regional Park
FREMONT (CBS SF) -- Fire crews from Fremont and Alameda County have contained a brush fire in Coyote Hills Regional Park Monday afternoon, according to authorities.
The so-called Patterson Fire is burning off of Patterson Ranch Road in the park and has grown to approximately 40 acres, according to a tweet by the Fremont Fire Department.
Fremont & Alameda County firefighters and the @EBRPD helicopter are on scene of a vegetation fire off of Patterson Ranch Rd in the area of Coyote Hills Regional Park. The fire is approx 40 acres. Residual smoke is traveling throughout Fremont, Union City & Newark. #PattersonFire pic.twitter.com/AttnIatxoO
— Fremont Fire Department (@FremontFire) July 6, 2020
Firefighters requested assistance from the East Bay Regional Parks District helicopter shortly after 2 p.m. Firefighters were reporting diminished smoke and appeared to be making progress on the fire as of 2:45 p.m.
Residual smoke is traveling throughout Fremont, Union City and Newark.
Cal Fire reported that the fire had burned 150 acres and was 100 percent contained as of about 7 p.m.
#PattersonFire off Hwy 580 and Patterson Pass Rd, west of Tracy in San Joaquin county is 150 acres and 100% contained. pic.twitter.com/VrAQCLpfnd
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) July 7, 2020