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Monday, June 10, 2013

CA-ONCC-LIGHTNING FIRES Northern CA Lightning Fire Update - 6,000 lightning strikes over past 24 hrs and over 50 small fires from Solano to Lassen County.

Northern CA Lightning Fire Update -

Update 1330: Northern CA Lightning Fire Update - 6,000 lightning strikes over past 24hrs and over 50 small fires from Solano to Lassen County.

SONOMA-LAKE-NAPA UNIT LIGHTNING FIRE COMPLEX
Basic Information
Last Updated: June 10, 2013 11:00 am
Date/Time Started: June 10, 2013 12:46 am
Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit
County: Sonoma, Solano, Lake & Colusa Counties
Location: throughout Sonoma, Solano, Lake & Colusa Counties
Acres Burned - Containment:
Estimated Containment 22 small fires, all less than an acre
Cause: Lightning
Conditions: Fire crews on high alert.

Sonoma County - 12 fires
2 fires - Chalk Hill Rd, northeast of Windsor
1 fire - Mountain Home Ranch Rd, west of Calistoga
9 fires - Off Hwy 128 in the Geyserville/Knights Valley area.
1 fire - Mohrhardt Ridge Rd, northwest of Cazadero

Solano County – 4 fires
1 fire - Cantelow Rd, north of Vacaville
2 fires - Pleasant Valley Rd, northwest of Vacaville
1 fire – Quail Canyon Rd & Pleasant Valley, northwest of Vacaville

Lake County – 3 fires
1 fire - New Long Valley Rd, north of Clearlake Oakes
1 fire - Elk Mtn Rd, north of Upper Lake
1 fire - Clover Valley Rd, northeast of Upper Lake

Colusa County – 2 fires
2 fires - Leesville-Ladoga Rd, west of Williams

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Monday, June 10, 2013

CA-ONCC-LIGHTNING FIRES Northern CA Lightning Fire Update - 6,000 lightning strikes over past 24 hrs and over 50 small fires from Solano to Lassen County.

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