Residents evacuate as crews battle several brush fires across the Bay Area

erupted further north, north of Vacaville around 2:18 p.m. According to Cal Fire LNU, Forward progress of the blaze has been stopped and the fire was 80% contained by evening. Firefighters would work on hot spots throughout the evening. Officials reduced the acreage from 39 to 26 acres after better mapping. The fire is in the area of Buena Vista Lane and Timm Road in Solano County.

The county's alert system notified residents in the area of Carquinez Scenic Drive, Port Costa Reservoir St/4WD Road to prepare to evacuate. Just after 5 p.m., an all clear was given for residents. Port Costa is a town of about 200 people. At one point, Cal Fire upgraded the warning to a mandatory evacuation for the vicinity of Carquinez Scenic and Canyon Lake drives. At an afternoon news conference, Steve Trotter with Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said firefighters were making good progress. He seemed confident with progress the firefighters had made. Neighboring agencies helped battle the fire.The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Just before 4 p.m., the Benicia Fire Department said it sent firefighters to a second-alarm grass fire near Corte Dorado near the Valero Refinery in Solano County. There are no evacuations at this time.vegetation fire in the vicinity of Tesla and Corral Hollow roads, in the eastern foothills of Livermore. The fire broke out just before 6 p.m. Within minutes, it spread to 100 acres, Cal Fire SCU said.

By 9 p.m., it had reached 300 acres with 10% containment and had warranted an aggressive attack by firefighters. Crews are expected to work towards full containment through the night. A fire burning through heavy brush in Contra Costa County on Thursday threatened homes in Port Costa. Residents evacuated in the town of about 200, before the all clear was given.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

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