Pine Fire In Marin 100% Contained

MARIN COUNTY, CA – After burning 38 acres Tuesday, the Pine Fire south of San Geronimo in Marin County was 100 percent contained at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Marin County Fire Department officials said.

Two engines, a water tender and a crew will remain on the site Wednesday.

A park ranger reported the fire shortly before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday near Kent Lake, about two miles southwest of Woodacre on Marin Municipal Water District land in the Mt. Tamalpais Watershed.

The slow-moving fire burned mostly grass and brush, but consumed bay, laurel and oak trees later, Marin County Deputy Fire Chief Mark Brown said.

Roughly 80 personnel responded to the fire. Firefighters prevented the fire from crossing north of Pine Mountain Fire Road toward the San Geronimo Valley. The closest homes were about 2.5 miles away in San Geronimo and Woodacre, officials said, and no evacuations were needed.

“We were fortunate that there was high humidity due to the fog and helped to hold the fire in check until we could get resources at scene,” Brown said in a statement. “Retardant drops from the air tankers were key in limiting the spread of the fire and keeping it from reaching and potentially moving over Pine Mountain Fire Road. While it took a long time to get personnel to the scene, once they did get there, we had sufficient numbers to make quick work on the fire and increase containment.”

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

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Bay City News Service contributed to this report.

Photo courtesy of Marin County Fire Department