Overview

• The Lake Fire has burned 401 acres near Eastlake Drive in Clearlake and is 40% contained after crews strengthened control lines overnight.
• One outbuilding was destroyed and a second structure damaged with no civilian injuries reported, although one firefighter sustained minor injuries.
• Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place for multiple zones spanning Arrowhead Road to Olympic Drive and Sulphur Bank Road to Highway 53, affecting thousands of residents.
• Unified command has marshaled about 150 firefighters alongside 15 engines, five bulldozers, hand crews, water tenders, helicopters, six airtankers and a tactical aircraft to battle the blaze.
• Low humidity and gusty winds under a Red Flag Warning have driven erratic fire behavior while investigators continue examining the fire’s cause.