County Fire: 9 Structures Destroyed, 110 Still Threatened

NAPA and YOLO COUNTIES, CA — The County Fire has destroyed nine structures and is still threatening at least 110 homes and other buildings, officials with Cal Fire said Friday morning. The wildfire has now scorched 88,375 acres but was 37-percent contained, officials said.

Mandatory evacuations remained in effect Friday for residents west of State Highway 16 to Berryessa Knoxville Road, south of Old County Road 40 and north of County Road 53; and west of State Highway 16 to the Yolo/ Lake County Line, north of County Road 40, and south of the Yolo County line. (Yolo County residents with questions regarding evacuations or advisories can dial 211; Napa County residents can text their zip code to 888777 for updates.)

Some road closures were also still in effect Friday morning. Berryessa Knoxville Road is closed from the Pope Creek Bridge to the Napa/Lake County line; and state Highway 16 between state Highway 20 and Rumsey Hall is closed.

The Yolo County Office of Emergency Services is hosting a community meeting about the fire at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 7 at Guinda Grange Hall, 16787 Forrest Ave. in Guinda.

More than 3,800 firefighting personnel are assigned to the wildfire that broke out Saturday, June 30 in the Yolo County community of Guinda and spread into Napa County near Lake Berryessa.

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

Cal Fire officials expect full containment of the County Fire by July 12.

"Steep and inaccessible terrain has created difficulty for firefighters along the northern portion of the fire," officials with Cal Fire's Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit said Friday. "Although the weather will be more favorable today, higher temperatures, lower humidities and winds are expected to return over the weekend."

Officials said damage inspection teams have begun to survey areas where fire activity has diminished.

"The number of damaged and destroyed structures reflected may change as teams continue to make progress," officials said.

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Photo: Boating on Lake Berryessa Sunday, July 1, 2018 as the County Fire sends smoke over the Napa County lake and as far away as San Francisco. (Photo by Joyce Hughes; used with her permission)