Smoke Visible In Tri-Valley, But There Is No Fire

LIVERMORE, CA – Although smoke and haze are visible Thursday throughout Livermore, the Tri-Valley and as far away as Lamorinda and San Mateo County, there is no fire in the immediate area, officials said.

Battalion Chief Aaron Lacey of the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department said smoke settling in the valley has drifted over from other fires in the region and Northern California, including a warehouse fire in Richmond.

Three fires also are burning in Plumas and Nevada counties in the vicinity of the Plumas National Forest.

In Lafayette, police sent out a bulletin this afternoon reassuring locals that no nearby fire is underway.

In Moraga, the police and fire departments also took calls regarding smoke smells and smoke in the air.

"There are large fires burning near Happy Camp (in Siskyou County), Oroville (in Butte County) and Helena (in Trinity County)," the agency responded. "Smoke from those fires is drifting into our area. We currently do not have any active fires burning in our area."

"San Mateo County is experiencing quite a bit of drift smoke from fires in northern California and Oregon," officials there said this afternoon.

Locals are reminded to keep windows closed if any family members suffer from respiratory issues.

Worried residents, meanwhile, took to social media this morning, inquiring on a possible blaze.

And one Patch reader wrote: "We had actual ash debris and it was burning your eyes on First Street (in Livermore), hard to believe it is coming from far away!"

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