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New fires in northern California

Glen Cove Fire
Glen Cove Fire south of south of Vallejo, California, northeast of the I-80 Carquinez Bridge, October 27, 2019. Photo by @arrowstewtoe.

Besides the 30,000-acre Kincade Fire which has been burning since October 23, other fires have started during the wind event in northern California. We will attempt to collect some brief information about some of them.

UPDATED at 5:20 p.m. PDT October 27, 2019

Burris Fire, southeast of Willits, California, 7 miles east of the intersection of Highways 101 and 20. Evacuations are occurring (more information). CAL FIRE reported at 5:20 p.m. it was 350 acres.

There is a 1,000-acre fire in the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area south of Fairfield. Name unknown. (see photo below)

Fire Grizzly Island Wildlife
Fire in the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area south of Fairfield. Photo from the Mt. Vaca 5 camera at 5:18 p.m. PDT Oct. 27, 2019.

UPDATED at 12:22 p.m. PDT October 27, 2019

Glen Cove Fire, south of Vallejo, northeast of the I-80 Carquinez Bridge. The Interstate is closed in both directions.

A fire in Crockett south of the I-80 bridge has burned about 200 acres. There is a possibility this is a spot fire from the Glen Cove Fire on the north side of the I-80 Carquinez Bridge, over half a mile away. From Contra Costa County: “Evacuations are under way in areas of Crockett south of Pomona street. Residents in other portions of the town should prepare now in case an evacuation is ordered. The evacuation center for Crockett residents is located at the Hercules Swim Center at 2001 Refugio Valley Road in Hercules.” Evacuations were lifted at about 12:50 p.m. Sunday.

Summerlake Fire and the Knightsen Avenue Fire. The evacuation orders for both of these fires in Contra Costa County have been lifted according to the county’s web site.

Leon Fire, southeast of Concord and Clayton. (Earlier there was confusion about the location of this fire.)

Rawson Fire off Gyle Road and Long Dirt Road, northwest of Corning in Tehama County was still 605 acres at 7:30 p.m. Sunday according to CAL FIRE. Firefighters have made good progress on the fire.

Some resources responding to the Arnold Fire near Arnold Drive and Highway 116 southwest of Sonoma have been cancelled, indicating firefighters could be getting it knocked down.

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