Fire burns hundreds of acres on Sherman Island in Sacramento River

Firefighters said the area was inaccessible, and allowed it to burn

Fire on Sherman Island, April 2, 2021.
Fire on Sherman Island, April 2, 2021. Image from NBC SkyRanger.

A wildfire burning on an island east of San Francisco Bay was not suppressed by firefighters on Friday. It generated a large plume of smoke but according to the PIO at Contra Costa Fire, Solano County fire authorities said “The fire is inaccessible and will have to burn itself out.”

The fire is on a section of Sherman Island in the Sacramento River about 600 acres in size.

Map of fire on Sherman Island, April 2, 2021.

Fire on Sherman Island, April 2, 2021.
Fire on Sherman Island, April 2, 2021. Image from NBC SkyRanger.