Sawmill Fire Hits 100% Containment In Sonoma County

SONOMA COUNTY, CA – The 1,547-acre Sawmill Fire in Sonoma County is fully contained as of Thursday evening, Cal Fire officials said.

Firefighters have 100 percent containment on the wildfire. All mandatory evacuation orders and road closures were lifted as of 6 p.m. Monday.

The Sawmill Fire began around 11 a.m. Sunday and is located near Geysers and Geysers Resort roads, about 10 miles east of Cloverdale, Cal Fire spokeswoman Suzie Blankenship said.

Twenty to 30 homes were evacuated on the Cloverdale side of Geysers Road from Pine Mountain Road to Geysers Resort Road. A shelter was set up at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 1402 University St. in Healdsburg, Sonoma County sheriff's officials said.

Two minor injuries were reported, but no structures were damaged, Cal Fire officials said.

The cause is under investigation.

Other fire updates this week from the Bay Area:

• Discarded Cigarette Possible Cause Of Fire That Demolished 4 Homes, Damaged 10 Others, Injured 2, Killed Cat
• Soberanes Fire Containment Jumps To 92%
• Iron Horse Trail Arson Suspect Sought For Setting Trail Fires
• Tuesday's Closure Of Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Made For Nightmarish Commutes In North Bay
• Loma Fire Grows To 4,147 Acres; Containment At 34%
• Sawmill Fire Is 95% Contained In Sonoma County
• Teen Playing With Matches Catches Marin Co. Home, Trees On Fire
• Crews Contain 12-Acre Blaze Near Greenfield
• Lockhart Gulch Road Fire: Fully Contained in Scotts Valley

--Bay City News/Image via Cal Fire