Yolo County: Winters Fire Containment Up; Evacuations Lifted

YOLO COUNTY, CA -- Firefighters were making good progress Friday afternoon, officials said of the Winters Fire, which has grown to 1,932 acres in size. Some 580 fire personnel are assigned to the blaze southwest of Winters and are working on improving containment and control lines, according to Cal Fire.

At 2 p.m. Friday afternoon, the wildland fire was 31 percent contained, and mandatory evacuation orders were lifted for residents of Golden Bear Estates and Los Positos Estates. Highway 128 remained closed near the Napa County Line, just east of Markley Cove, to Pleasants Valley Road in Yolo County.

"Firefighters are making good progress this afternoon, however erratic winds and steep terrain are challenging suppression efforts," Cal Fire officials said in a Friday afternoon update, noting that crews were also dealing with temperatures of over 100 degrees.

The Winters Fire broke out at about 12:45 p.m. Thursday, three miles southwest of the rural Yolo County city of Winters, along Highway 128 and Pleasant View Road, and quickly spread from 30 acres in size to an estimated 1,000 acres by late Thursday. One firefighter suffered minor injuries, according to reports.

According to Caltrans, the Highway 128 closure may remain in effect through Saturday morning.

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The CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit is the lead agency on the firefight, with cooperating agencies including Yolo County Sheriff, CHP, Caltrans, PG&E, North Bay Incident Management Team, the Winters Fire Department and fire Agencies from Yolo, Solano, and Sacramento counties.

Eight air tankers were assigned to the fire as of Friday afternoon, and additional resources from across the state have arrived throughout the day, officials said.

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