A prescribed brush fire that escaped control lines quickly turned into a wildfire, which has burned hundreds of acres in California\u2019s Yolo County near the town of Winters, according to Jason Clay, public information officer for the California Department of \u200bForestry and Fire Protection.<\/p>\n
The Putah Fire had burned 362 acres as of Cal Fire\u2019s latest update at 4 p.m. It first reported by Cal Fire\u2019s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit at \u206011:34 a.m. on Monday, and it quickly grew to 25 acres along Highway 128 near the \u200cSolano and Yolo county line by noon.<\/p>\n
Earlier in \u200bthe day, Cal Fire\u2019s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit was conducting a prescribed burn at the Putah Creek Fishing Access Site 2, which was expected to burn about 40 acres between Monday and Friday, according to a post on X.<\/p>\n
\u201cIncreasing wind \u2060conditions caused it to escape the established control lines, \u200cso firefighters immediately transitioned from \u200cprescribed fire operations to wildland suppression efforts at that time,\u201d Clay told USA TODAY.<\/p>\n
The blaze grew to 120 acres by 1:38 p.m. \u2060as it burned \u201cflashy fuels,\u201d along the region\u2019s hills, according to Clay. By 2 p.m., the fire grew to 300 acres.<\/p>\n
Firefighters at the scene are \u200cworking to get the fire under \u200ccontrol, as aircraft continue to slow the head of the fire on the north side with fire retardant drops, according to Cal Fire. Helicopters are providing \u2060support by making water drops on the wildfire, as bulldozers work \u200bto establish control lines on \u2060the north \u200bside of the fire.<\/p>\n
Cal Fire has currently deployed a \u201csignificant amount of resources to contain it,\u201d according to Clay.<\/p>\n
There are about 200 firefighters assigned at the incident, 10 fire engines, three bulldozers, six helicopters and multiple \u2060air tankers, according to Clay.<\/p>\n
As of 3:45 p.m., the Yolo County Sheriff\u2019s office has not called for the evacuation of the nearby town of Winters, which is less than \u20607 miles away from where the Putah Fire reportedly started. Caltrans has also closed all lanes along Highway 128 westbound from Pleasant Valley Road as a result of the fire.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, the National Weather \u2060Service of Sacramento issued a Red \u200cFlag Warning for portions of the Sacramento Valley starting \u200bon Wednesday, \u200cJune 10, to Thursday afternoon, June 11. The National Weather Service noted that \u200bgusty northerly winds and low humidity would create critical fire weather conditions.<\/p>\n
This article originally appeared on USA Today<\/p>\n
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