Vacaville 'Timm Fire' Threatens Structures, Chars 96 Acres

SOLANO COUNTY, CA — Crews battled at least two fires Monday in Solano County — one near Fairfield and the other north of Vacaville. The largest blaze, the Timm Fire in Vacaville, was reported at 9:23 a.m. Monday in the English Hills area, near Timm Road and Peaceful Glen Road, according to the Vacaville Fire Protection District and the Solano County Office of Emergency Management. In a 6:17 p.m. update, Cal Fire officials said the blaze was 96 acres and 95-percent contained.

Fueled by 30 mph northerly winds, the fire threatened homes as it burned through oak trees and grass — quickly growing to 40 acres in size by 11:30 a.m. Smoke limited visibility in some areas to 10 feet, said Vacaville Fire Protection District Capt. Doug Rogers. Residents north of Olivas Lane were evacuated, with an evacuation center set up by the Solano OES at Ulatis Community Center, 1000 Ulatis Drive, in Vacaville.

Monday afternoon, one outbuilding had been destroyed, according to Rogers. Ten mutual aid fire agencies from Solano and Yolo counties also responded. Cal Fire is investigating the cause of the blaze, he said.

At about 4 a.m. Monday, a separate fire broke out near Fairfield. The two-alarm vegetation fire, which started in a creek bed in the area of Gordon Valley and Clayton roads, was contained at five acres by 6 a.m., Suisun Fire Protection Division Chief Alfred Abruzzini said. No structures burned and there were no injuries, Abruzzini said.

Thirty firefighters from Napa County, Cal Fire, the Cordelia Fire Protection District and the Fairfield Fire Department also responded to the fire near Fairfield. Mop-up operations ended around 12:30 p.m., Abruzzini said. The cause of the blaze was under investigation.

Also Monday, a fire at a recycling center in Zamora was sending smoke throughout surrounding communities such as Davis, Woodland and Winters, officials with the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District reported.

Sunday, National Weather Service officials extended a Red Flag Warning through Tuesday evening for the North Bay mountains because the risk of wildfires will be extremely high.

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Bay City News Service contributed to this report.

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