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Cal Fire LNU crews and aircraft continued to fight to contain the prescribed burn that escaped control lines and erupted into a 300+ acre blaze on Monday, the Putah Fire, Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
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The Putah Fire in Yolo County ballooned to 869 acres Tuesday afternoon, up from 361 acres this morning, in a blaze west of Winters that grew from an escaped prescribed burn<\/a> the day before.<\/p>\n The blaze was first reported at 11:35 a.m. Monday<\/a> near Highway 128 after increased winds caused the 40-acre prescribed burn to escape and spread uphill in flashy fuels of grass, Cal Fire\u2019s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit reported.<\/p>\n By 4 p.m., the wildfire had charred 361.7 acres, and Highway 128 in Yolo County was shut down<\/a> from Pleasant Valley Road to Canyon Creek Resort. Evacuation orders were also issued for three zones in Yolo County.<\/p>\n By Tuesday morning, crews reported the blaze was 20% contained after cooler weather and clouds gave crews the upper hand in fighting the flames. All evacuation warnings have been lifted, though evacuation advisories \u2014 warning residents to remain alert should conditions become dangerous again \u2014 remained in effect for<\/a> YCU-197, YCU-291 and YCU-293.<\/p>\n Containment inched up to 25% by Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n By Tuesday afternoon around 1:30 p.m., the blaze was remapped to 540 acres. Just an hour later, crews reported that the wildfire had grown to 869 acres. A spokesperson for Cal Fire LNU attributed the growth to gusty winds that persisted overnight.<\/p>\n \u201cOvernight, firefighters battled gusty winds as they worked to keep the fire within the established control lines,\u201d a spokesperson for Cal Fire LNU wrote on X. \u201cThere were multiple spots where the fire flopped over control lines that the hand crews and dozers continue to focus on. The left shoulder (western side) of the fire was the area that caused the most problems.\u201d<\/p>\n A red flag advisory for gusty winds and low humidity<\/a> across the Sacramento Valley will be in effect from 11 a.m. Wednesday through 5 p.m. Thursday. A spokesperson for Cal Fire LNU confirmed the advisory for dangerous fire conditions was considered in limiting the time frame of the prescribed burn, which began Monday morning and was originally scheduled to burn through Friday.<\/p>\n Tuesday remains a \u201cpivotal day\u201d to suppress the fire before red flag conditions develop Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for Cal Fire LNU added.<\/p>\n A total of 265 personnel, 12 hand crews, seven dozers and 15 engines were assigned to the Putah Fire suppression effort<\/a>. Three aircraft, including one air attack plane, one air tanker and one helicopter, were also assigned aerial firefighting duties on Tuesday.<\/p>\n This story was originally published June 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM.<\/p>\n
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