Fire West Of Petaluma Chars 5 Acres: Cal Fire

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A vegetation fire broke out Thursday afternoon in the Two Rock area west of Petaluma, charring 5 acres and generating plumes of smoke visible for miles. The fire was reported at 4:14 p.m. in the 200 block of Fallon Road, near Valley Ford Road and Tomales Road, a communications operator with the Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit told Patch.

Cal Fire sent aircraft and ground crews to the blaze.

The Wilmar Volunteer Fire Department was also dispatched.

As of 5:20 p.m., forward progress of the fire had been stopped and air resources were released from the scene, the operator said. Ground crews were still on scene, she said.

Patch will update this post as more information is gathered.

Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone