MENDOCINO COUNTY, CA — A firefighter on Cal Fire's Mendocino Unit was injured Saturday night battling the Feliz Fire, which grew slightly to about 872 acres as of late Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire.
Fire crews doubled containment from 5% Saturday to 10% on Sunday and kept the fire from spreading much beyond the size it had reached late Saturday. It ignited earlier that day off Feliz Creek Road and U.S. Highway 101, in the unincorporated area of Hopland, south of Ukiah. The fire started at about 3:40 p.m. and spread to over 800 acres within about five hours.
Evacuation orders were still in effect Sunday for zones MEN-2UKV29 and MEN-2HOP04, which are west of Old River Road to just east of Page Road, and from south of Hopland, near Duncan Springs Road to north of Nelson Rach Road.
Evacuation warnings were also in effect Sunday for larger areas south of Hopland and southwest of Ukiah, west of U.S. Highway 101.
An evacuation point was established at 415 Coyote Valley Blvd, in Redwood Valley.
Caitlin Grace, Cal Fire Mendocino's public information officer, had few details about the injured firefighter's condition on Sunday, but said in a phone interview that they were taken by ground ambulance to an area hospital with unspecified injuries.
Ground crews were aided by an air attack Saturday that Grace said would be on standby Sunday as ground crews made progress on increasing containment lines.
"Our hope is to get people back into their homes as soon as possible," she said.
Roads remained closed at Feliz Creek Road at Mountain House Road, Hewlett Sturdevant Road at Highway 101, and County Road 112 at Highway 101, the county said on X.
Small animals can be sheltered at 298 Plant Road, Ukiah.
Large animals and livestock can be brought to Redwood Empire Fairgrounds, at 1055 North State St., Ukiah.
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