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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – As firefighters have battled wildland fires in Lake, Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma counties, law enforcement has worked to protect communities, a job that has included making arrests in the fire areas.

Authorities around the region are reporting arrests of people violating orders to remain outside of evacuation areas and for looting.

Locally, relating to the Sulphur fire, law enforcement officials said that as of Tuesday they have made a limited number of arrests in the fire area, with most of them not related to looting.

Clearlake Police Sgt. Tim Hobbs said that large portions of the city of Clearlake had mandatory evacuation orders in pace for the Sulphur fire, with Clearlake Police Department increasing its staffing to patrol the evacuated area.

From the time the evacuations started on Oct. 9 until they were lifted on Oct. 13 numerous law enforcement officers from Clearlake Police, the Lakeport Police Department, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California State Parks and the Lake County District Attorney’s Office patrolled the evacuation area, Hobbs said.

Hobbs said that during the four days of mandatory evacuations in Clearlake, the following five people were arrested in the evacuated area:

- Zanetta Phillips, 28, arrested for being in a closed disaster area and prowling.
- Ernesto Alvarez, 28, was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of a hypodermic syringe.
- Ashley King, 29, was arrested for an arrest warrant.
- Toll Rainey Jr., 45, was arrested for five arrest warrants.
- Ronald Wardall, 52, was arrested for an arrest warrant.

Lt. Corey Paulich of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said he was only aware of one arrest by his agency in response to the fire.

He confirmed that the arrest was of 60-year-old Frank Rollin McAllen of Clearlake Park. McAllen was arrested on Oct. 10 for entering a closed disaster area and possession of a controlled substance, according to booking records.

The most arrests in a fire area have occurred in Sonoma County.

On Tuesday Sonoma County Sheriff Rob Giordano said his department has made 17 arrests in its portion of the fire area, most for being in an evacuation zone, not necessarily for looting.

He said a homeless man known to local authorities was arrested for arson after the man admitted to setting a warming fire in a park.

In the Santa Rosa city limits, as of Tuesday there had been 18 arrests related to looting and 11 other fire-related arrests on different charges since the start of the fires, according to Santa Rosa Police Lt. Mike Lazzarini.

Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley reported this week that, despite widespread concerns about looting, there have been minimal reports of looting in that county as a result
of the wildfires.

“There has been strong law enforcement presence around the perimeter of the fire which has likely deterred criminals from taking advantage of this tragedy,” Haley said.

Haley reported fewer than five arrests of suspected looters in Napa County by law enforcement since the onset of the fires on Oct. 8.

This week Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman said his department was working with the California Highway Patrol, the National Guard and tribal police to patrol the 35,800-acre Redwood fire area in Potter and Redwood valleys in order to protect those communities from looting and other crimes.

He did not report any specific looting arrests and messages left with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office asking for specific numbers were not returned as of Tuesday night.

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Property owners, including those impacted by the Sulphur fire, will be receiving property tax bills by the end of this week.

These bills will be based upon the full assessed property value and will not reflect the impact of the fire.

County officials ask that even those community members impacted by the Sulphur fire pay the tax bill by the due date to prevent any penalties.

If you do not receive your property tax bill, you can view it online, at
https://common2.mptsweb.com/megabytecommonsite/(S(dx2wus0f42ypfmr4j5sfhsne))/PublicInquiry/Inquiry.aspx?CN=Lake&SITE=Public&DEPT=Tax&PG=Search; or you can call the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office at 707-263-2234 for a duplicate of your bill.

“We regret that many families will receive these bills while mourning the loss of their homes. While you are responsible to pay any tax bill you receive by the due date, know that those who have been overcharged will be reimbursed. Our office will use all available resources from Cal Fire and local agencies to ensure affected property values are corrected as soon as possible,” said Lake County Assessor-Recorder Richard Ford.

Those who have suffered property damage due to wildfire are encouraged to apply for property tax calamity relief, which can result in a reduced property tax obligation.

The application is available at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Assets/Departments/AssessorRecorder/Assessor+Forms/Property+Damage/2016_Section_170.pdf.

Assessor’s office staff will be on hand at the Local Assistance Center in Clearlake to help property owners through this and other property value-related processes.

The center is open through Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Clearlake Senior Community Center, 3245 Bowers Ave, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

If you are able, please go to the Local Assistance Center for assistance with assessment concerns, and a wide array of other services.

Recovery is a community effort, no one should face this alone.

If you have questions regarding services available at the Local Assistance Center, please call Clearlake City Hall at 707-994-8201.

If you have further questions regarding your property tax bill, call the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office at 707-263-2234.

For information regarding your property value or calamity reassessment, please call the Assessor’s Office at 707-263-2302.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council is set to hold a hearing related to an affordable housing project and get an update on the upgrades to the Carnegie Library.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

During the public hearing the council will consider adopting a proposed resolution to approve the Martin Street Apartments Affordable Housing Project’s financing by the California Municipal Finance Authority.

The project is to be located at 1255 Martin St.

In other business, Community Development Director Kevin Ingram will update the council on upgrades to the city’s historic Carnegie Library, located across Park Street from City Hall.

Staff also will seek direction from the council on how to proceed with completion of the project.

In other business, the council will consider authorizing the issuance of the 2017 obligations and the corresponding refunding of the prior bonds; consider authorizing the city manager to enter into a service agreement with Network Innovations Inc. for the purchase and installation of a new phone system and authorize the recommended budget adjustment, and adopt a resolution establishing an ad hoc advisory committee for the selection of the members of its committees and commissions with terms expiring in 2017.

Items on the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes of the council’s special meetings of Sept. 27, Oct. 2 and Oct. 3, and the regular meeting of Oct. 3; approval of Application No. 2017-030 with staff recommendations for the Fun Fest event to take place on South Forbes Street on Oct. 28; and approval of Application No. 2017-031 with staff recommendations for the Harvest Revelation event to take place on Mellor Drive on Oct. 31.

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The latest person to die in the North Coast’s destructive October wildland fires was identified on Tuesday.

The Napa County Sheriff’s Office reported that 38-year-old Garrett Paiz, a volunteer firefighter from Missouri, was the victim of a fatal crash on Monday.

Paiz was driving a privately owned water tender in the 1500 block of the Oakville Grade just after 12:45 a.m. Monday when the crash occurred, the sheriff’s office said. The California Highway Patrol is handling the investigation.

The sheriff’s office said Paiz’s body was escorted from the scene by Napa Sheriff’s deputies, Cal Fire, and various law enforcement and National Guard units in the area.

Paiz’s death brings the confirmed total of deaths in the North Coast’s fires to 37 – eight in Mendocino County in the Redwood fire, 22 in Sonoma County and seven in Napa county.

No deaths have been reported due to the Sulphur fire, according to Lake County officials.

On Tuesday, Sonoma County Sheriff Rob Giordano confirmed that the death toll in his county remained at 22.

He said 200 search and rescue workers – half of them National Guard, the other half with law enforcement agencies – are doing blanket searches of neighborhoods after completing focused searches.

He said drones were being flown over the fire area to help look for hot spots and protect search teams.

Giordano said a total of 1,969 missing persons reports were taken in response to the fires in Sonoma County.

Of those, on Tuesday 26 individuals had still not been located in the Santa Rosa Police Department’s jurisdiction and 27 were outstanding in the sheriff’s office jurisdiction, Giordano said.

In addition to Paiz, the other fire victims identified so far are as follows:
Mendocino County: Kai Logan Shepherd, 14, Redwood Valley; Roy Howard Bowman, 87, Redwood Valley; and Irma Elsie Bowman, 88, Redwood Valley.

Napa County: Charles Rippey, 100, of Napa; Sara Rippey, 98, of Napa; Dr. George Chaney, 89, of Napa; Edward Stone, 79, of Napa; Sally Lewis, 90, of Napa; Teresa Santos, 50, of Napa.

Sonoma County: Carol Collins-Swasey, 76, Santa Rosa; Lynne Anderson Powell, 72, Santa Rosa; Arthur Tasman Grant, 95, Santa Rosa; Suiko Grant, 75, Santa Rosa; Donna Mae Halbur, 80, Larkfield (Santa Rosa); Leroy Peter Halbur, 80, Larkfield (Santa Rosa); Valerie Lynn Evans, 75, Santa Rosa; Carmen Caldentey Berriz, 75, Apple Valley; Michael John Dornbach, 57, Calistoga; Veronica Elizabeth McCombs, 67, Santa Rosa; Sharon Rae Robinson, 79, Santa Rosa; Daniel Martin Southard, 71, Santa Rosa; Lee Chadwick Roger, 72, Glen Ellen; and Carmen Colleen McReynolds, 82, Santa Rosa.

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – As firefighters continued to work on the North Coast’s fires on Tuesday, a wind shift resulted in more smoke and some ash from around the region coming into Lake County’s air basin.

Lake County’s Sulphur fire continued to edge closer to full containment on Tuesday, with the 2,207-acre fire up to 92-percent containment by the evening.

The Sulphur fire is being managed jointly with the 35,800 Redwood fire in Mendocino County as part of the Mendocino Lake Complex. The Redwood fire is up to 70 percent containment, bringing the overall complex containment to 71-percent, according to Cal Fire.

In Sonoma and Napa counties the Central LNU Complex reached 102,785 acres on Tuesday, Cal Fire said.

It includes the Tubbs fire, 36,432 acres, 87-percent containment; the Pocket fire, 12,430 acres and 58-percent containment; the Sonoma Nuns fire, 33,369 acres and the Napa Nuns fire, 19,525 acres and 78-percent containment for both incidents; and the Oakmont fire, 1,029 acres and 27-percent containment, according to Cal Fire’s report.

Cal Fire said firefighters held the Southern LNU Complex, burning in Napa and Solano counties, to 51,064 acres on Tuesday, with containment up to 80 percent.

Thanks to progress on the fires the air quality in Lake County had improved over the last several days.

However, Air Pollution Control Officer Doug Gearhart said variable winds brought heavy smoke and some ash fall into areas of Lake County on Tuesday, which led to Lake County Air Quality Management issuing an alert for air quality in the “unhealthy” range in some parts of the county.

Gearhart said the smoke came primarily from the Pocket fire.

Radio traffic on the Pocket fire has indicated that backfiring operations have been used over the last few days to bring the fire under control.

Gearhart said air quality impacts were observed in Cobb, Kelseyville, Clear Lake Riviera, Lower Lake, the city of Clearlake and the Northshore.

He said a strong inversion has set up over the lake and is holding the smoke in the basin.

Conditions worsened to the point that at around 4:15 p.m. volunteers on the Mount Konocti fire lookout tower went out of service for the day, noting large amounts of drift smoke coming from the southwest that caused them not to be able to see the highway below.

As the smoke continued to build in the air basin, local firefighters were dispatched to numerous smoke check reports, according to radio reports. In all of those cases, firefighters were unable to locate new fires and canceled their response.

Gearhart said impacts from the smoke were expected to continue overnight.

All areas of the county may experience “unhealthy” air quality at times as winds change, though Gearhart said overall conditions are improving.

The smoke is expected to intermittently impact all of Lake County through the week, Gearhart said.

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Smoke, ash and haze worsened in Lake County and other parts of Northern California on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, due to drift smoke carried by variable winds and an inversion layer that held the smoke in the region’s air basins. Satellite image courtesy of NASA.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Air quality conditions showed more sign of improvement on Monday as firefighters made significant gains on the region’s wildland fires.

Lake County Air Quality Management reported that the smoke and haze dissipated has dissipated over the county.

The smoke from the Tubbs fire in Napa and Sonoma counties, the Pocket fire in Sonoma County and the Redwood fire in Mendocino County has not settled into the basin since Friday night, Gearhart said.

He said the “good” to “moderate” air quality forecast with a chance of “unhealthy for sensitive individuals” air quality results from the variable weather conditions experienced in Lake County and the region.

As containment improves on the fires, conditions should improve, Gearhart said.

Gearhart said smoke from these fires is likely to continue to impact Lake County intermittently through the week, with winds from the west being forecast for Tuesday.

Current particulate levels in Lake County are in the range from “good” in the Middletown and Hidden Valley Lake areas to “good” range in the northern portions of the county, Gearhart said.

He said all areas of Lake County may experience “unhealthy” air quality at times when conditions become unfavorable, though overall conditions are improving.

The smoke is expected to intermittently impact all of Lake County through the week, Gearhart said.

With air quality forecast to be in the “good” to “moderate”, all areas of the county should remain prepared for “unhealthy” conditions if conditions change, Gearhart said.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council is planning a special meeting to discuss a local health emergency declaration.

The meeting will take place beginning at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

On the agenda is consideration of a resolution to appoint the Lake County health officer as health officer for the city of Clearlake.

The council also will consider ratifying a proclamation by Lake County Health Officer Dr. Karen Tait declaring a local health emergency in response to the Sulphur fire.

At the same time, the council will set the next consideration of the proclamation for the regular council meeting on Nov. 9.

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The City of Clearlake and the county of Lake are teaming up with local first responders, community and national organizations, and state agencies to offer an informational meeting for Sulphur fire survivors.

The Sulphur Fire Community Recovery meeting will take place beginning at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

Attending this meeting can help many take important and organized steps toward recovery, officials said.

“It is essential that all of those affected by the Sulphur Fire can get back on their feet as soon as possible,” said Clearlake City Manager Greg Folsom. “We want to do everything we can to give people a leg up, and we are very pleased that so many outstanding people and so many resources are being made available to the people of Clearlake.”

Among the presenters will be Folsom, County Administrative Officer and Valley Fire Recovery Coordinator Carol Huchingson, Clearlake Mayor Russ Perdock and council and board members from both the city and county.

Experts in a wide range of specific recovery areas will be present, as well.

The meeting will begin with a comprehensive update of the status of the fire and recovery effort, which will include contributions from law enforcement officials, Cal Fire Division Chief Greg Bertelli, and representatives from the California Office of Emergency Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

County and state officials and a representative from the National Resources Conservation Service will then offer insights on the practical steps you should take to ensure successful and healthy cleanup of wildfire debris.

Representatives from the American Red Cross, the county and North Coast Opportunities will then offer information on care, shelter, and housing, including suggestions for those with animals.

Following those updates, many representatives will be available to answer questions from Sulphur fire survivors.

“This is a great opportunity to get information,” said Huchingson. “If you have a key question that will help you with your personal recovery journey, there will be someone in the room that can either directly help or reliably point you in the right direction. We hope that many people will take advantage and attend the Sulphur Fire Community Recovery meeting.”

For more information, call Clearlake City Hall at 707-994-8201.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of death for teenagers, ahead of all other types of injury, disease, or violence.

To bring awareness to this epidemic and reduce the number of lives lost, the California Highway Patrol recognizes National Teen Driver Safety Week, Oct. 15 to 21.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that nationwide in 2015, 1,972 drivers, age 15 to 18, were involved in fatal collisions, resulting in 1,730 teen deaths nationwide.

In 2015, in California, 283 teens were behind the wheel at the time of fatal collisions, and 63 percent of those young drivers were at fault.

“This week is dedicated to focusing attention on setting rules for your teen driver before allowing them to get behind the wheel,” said CHP Acting Commissioner Warren Stanley. “Parents and guardians who set firm driving rules can impact their teen’s driving behavior and can be the difference between life and death.”

Inexperience is one of the leading causes of teen collisions. The most important thing you can do for your new teen driver is to stay involved in their driving life.

Frequent drives with teens allow parents and guardians to monitor their teen’s progress and reduce their being involved in deadly behaviors, such as alcohol consumption, driving without seat belts, speeding, carrying extra passengers, and driving distracted.

“Cell phone use continues to be a serious and often deadly distraction for all drivers, but it’s a significant problem among young, inexperienced drivers,” said Rhonda Craft, director of the California Office of Traffic Safety. “If you’re a parent, guardian, or mentor to a teen driver, lead by example and encourage them to put the phone down and focus on the road. No text message or social media post is more valuable than their lives or the lives of others around them.”

As part of its commitment to educating the motoring public, the CHP has developed several programs for teen drivers and their families:

Start Smart is a driver safety education class that targets new and future licensed drivers between the ages of 15-19 and their parents/guardians.

The CHP has released a mobile app for Start Smart, designed to assist young people through the process of obtaining their California driver license.

The app includes a step-by-step guide covering everything from the Department of Motor Vehicles Driver Handbook and the final steps for obtaining a provisional license, to ultimately achieving an unrestricted California driver license.

Every 15 Minutes focuses on high school juniors and seniors, challenging them to think about drinking, driving, personal safety, the responsibility of making mature decisions, and the impact their decisions have on family, friends, and many others.

The CHP also works with Impact Teen Drivers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives through evidence-based educational programs that support good decision-making strategies behind the wheel.

“Seventy-five percent of teen fatal car crashes do not involve drugs or alcohol. However, everyday behaviors become lethal when a new inexperienced driver chooses to engage in them behind the wheel – talking to friends, putting on makeup, texting, selfies, or social media posts are just some of the activities that are perfectly safe and legal to do, until you choose to do them behind the wheel,” said Dr. Kelly Browning, executive director of Impact Teen Drivers. “It will take a holistic approach that combines education, experiential learning, and enforcement to change the driving culture to one that is distraction-free.”

The CHP is aware of the importance of role models in a youth’s development. Education of new drivers and their families is regarded as a critical function by the CHP to help keep everyone safe on California’s roadways.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Konocti Harbor Resort and Spa has helped numerous Lake County residents recover from wildfire and will do so again.

In the wake of the Sulphur fire, President and General Manager Greg Bennett and his team will once again open their doors to receive wildfire survivors.

“Many county residents are fighting to find a sense of normalcy after losing everything, and quality medium-term housing is an essential step, offering so many essential things, such as a mailing address, reliable electricity and telephone service,” said Lake County District 5 Supervisor Rob Brown.

“When the county reached out to Greg Bennett and Konocti Harbor Resort and Spa for help, they immediately responded, again coming to the aid of county residents,” Brown said.

If you lost your home and you have insurance, support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency or can pay $1,000 per month, you may be eligible.

Applicants are required to go through a screening process to ensure the safety of all sheltered at the resort.

The all-inclusive $1,000 monthly fee secures accommodations with 24-hour security, water, sewer, electricity, propane, telephone, cable TV and more.

A limited number of fully furnished one-bedroom suites offer a separate bedroom, bathroom, living room with a pull-out sofa, fireplace, small full kitchen and an outdoor deck. Coin laundry facilities are available onsite for resort residents, as well.

“County officials and first responders and firefighters are doing so much for this community,” shares Bennett. “We are just trying to help those impacted by the fires, in any little way we can, as their road to recovery begins.”

If you are interested, please call 707-279-6606 today. The resort’s general hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The National Weather Service is forecasting that rain will arrive over five-ravaged Northern California this week, a development that fire officials said will help if enough rain falls.

In a video posted on Monday, meteorologist Eric Kurth of the National Weather Service’s Sacramento office said the first significant widespread wet weather of this fall season is in this week’s forecast.

The rain is expected to occur beginning on Thursday night and continuing through Friday, the forecast said.

“This is the start of our wet season,” he said, with up to an inch of rain – and possibly some snow – expected in Northern California’s mountains.

The forecast also calls for temperatures that are 10 to 15 degrees cooler than normal, the agency said.

Forecast models predict up to a quarter of an inch in Lake County when the rain starts to arrive on Thursday night and Friday.

Conditions are then forecast to clear through the weekend and into early next week.

Nighttime lows in Lake County this week should range down into the mid-30s in some areas, rising to the low 80s during daytime hours, based on the forecast.

As for how helpful the rain could be, during a Monday briefing on the Central LNU Complex burning in Napa and Sonoma counties, Cal Fire Operations Section Chief Steve Crawford said they are hoping to get at least a half an inch of moisture out of the rains.

He said of the rain reports, “That’s not always perfect for us.”

Storms sometimes end up bringing more wind – and sometimes erratic winds – than rain, which then creates more of a fire front, Crawford said.

If a lot of rain falls, it could become a matter of fire trucks getting stuck, but Crawford said they would deal with that possibility.

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The work of firefighters pushed fires in the Mendocino Lake Complex closer to full containment on Monday, with the remaining evacuees in Mendocino County allowed to return home.

Cal Fire said Monday that there was no new acreage growth on the Mendocino Lake Complex – which includes the Sulphur fire in Lake County and the Redwood fire in Mendocino County – and that containment continued to improve.

The overall complex is at 38,007 acres and 57-percent containment, Cal Fire said. That breaks down to 2,207 acres and 90-percent containment on the Sulphur fire and 35,800 acres and 55-percent containment on the Redwood fire.

Both fires began early on the morning of Oct. 9 during a fierce windstorm that battered Northern California. The cause of the fires remains under investigation.

Cal Fire said significant progress toward containment has continued throughout both fire areas. On Monday firefighters were moving forward on suppression repair while also continuing mop up.

Late on Monday afternoon firefighters responded in the Sulphur fire boundary to reports of areas that were smoldering or flaring up, based on radio reports.

In Mendocino County, the Redwood fire’s perimeter held as firefighters improved direct
fire line and continued mop up, Cal Fire said.

The situation in Mendocino County improved to the point where on Monday the remaining evacuation orders were lifted.

“Today was a good day. Today was a turning point for the county,” said Mendocino County Sheriff’ Tom Allman in a Monday afternoon briefing in which he was joined by officials from Lake County, the state and the federal government.

Allman said 8,000 evacuees were being allowed to go home or, in the case of those who lost residences, were able to return to see their properties.

No new destroyed structures were added to the complex’s standing count of 436, of which 136 were in the Sulphur fire, according to local officials.

As containment has risen, Cal Fire has begun to dial back resources on the complex. On Monday evening, the firefighter count was down to 2,096, with 119 engines, 26 water tenders, 10 helicopters, 61 crews and 32 dozers.

In other wildland fire news, the Central LNU Complex in Sonoma and Napa counties reached 101,403 acres on Monday, Cal Fire said.

That complex includes the Tubbs fire, 36,432, 75-percent contained; the Pocket fire, 12,430 acres, 45-percent contained; the Sonoma Nuns fire, 33,369 acres, and the Napa Nuns fire, 18,143 acres, with containment on those two fires at 53 percent; and the Oakmont fire, 1,029 acres and 16-percent contained.

The number of destroyed structures in that incident was raised to 4,078 on Monday, according to Cal Fire’s report.

The Southern LNU Complex in Napa and Solano counties was at 51,064 acres and 70-percent containment on Monday evening. Cal Fire said it has destroyed 360 structures.

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