Wind-driven Ridge Fire forces evacuations in Lake, Colusa counties; 2,500 acres burned

LAKE COUNTY – Evacuations are underway as a wind-driven fire has burned about 2,500 acres near the Lake and Colusa county line on Saturday afternoon, officials say. 

The Ridge Fire is burning off Walker Ridge Road and Highway 20 and is heading east into Colusa County, firefighters said.

Evacuations

An evacuation order was issued for Wilbur Hot Springs.

In Lake County, evacuation orders were issued for several zones, including CLO-E083, CLO-E089 and CLO-E070. A warning was issued for CLO-E104.  All evacuations in Lake County can be found online.

Cal Fire says 50 structures are threatened, with 30 being in Lake County and the other 20 in Colusa County. Despite the threats to structures, crews have said there have been no reports of damaged or destroyed structures. 

Road closures

Highway 20 is closed east of Clearlake Oaks at Route 53 in Lake County. It's unknown when it will reopen. 

Brim Road and Bear Valley Road are also closed.

Fire conditions

Cal Fire said at about 7 p.m. that the fire was pushing northeast and was approaching Bear Valley Road. 

The Cal OES FIRIS reported there are numerous spot fires and it's spreading at a rapid rate of spread. 

Crews have 29 engines responding, along with six crews, seven dozers, seven fixed-wing aircraft and five helicopters.

What sparked the fire is unknown at this point.

In:
• Lake County