
About 11:15 a.m., a new fire, being called the Bachelor Fire, off Bachlor Valley Road, started in Lake County north of Hwy 101. The Incident Commander reports the fire is “hree to four acres” and burning at a “moderate rate of spread.”
As of 11:30 p.m., the Incident Commander reports that the fire is threatening several structures.
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UPDATE 11:43 a.m.: The Incident Commander reports that the forward progress has been stopped. He let remaining resources not yet on scene return to base. He said there would be extensive mop up to extinguish the remaining hot spots though.