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The fire was reported shortly before 3:30 p.m., as Lake County News has reported.
Willie Sapeta, who starts off 2012 as the new chief of Lake County Fire Protection District, said Thursday that the fire burned between three to five acres.
Sapeta said the fire was located south southeast of the old white bridge off of Lakeview Way, which radio traffic on Wednesday had indicated was the main road for accessing the blaze.
He said it occurred in an area of tules, which accounted for the thick black smoke witnesses had reported seeing.
“Every year we end up with a fire out there,” Sapeta said of the marsh's tule area.
The fire was difficult to reach, and Sapeta said firefighters had to park their engines way out and walk in.
A total of two hand crews, five engines, one water tender and two company officers responded, Sapeta said. Reports from the scene indicated there was assistance from Cal Fire.
Firefighters were able to clear the scene at about 6 p.m., Sapeta said.
Sapeta said the fire is still under investigation.
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The clinic will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, Redbud Park, 14655 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake.
In October, the association – in conjunction with the Clear Lake Area California Highway Patrol conducted – the same clinic in Lakeport.
“It was a great event, you could see the kids getting better as the day went on and as they got more confident in their skills,” said CHP Public Information Officer Kory Reynolds. “We are hoping this event will be even bigger and better.”
This time around, the event is going to the other end of the lake.
“We approached the city of Clearlake and they have been great,” said Reynolds. “They suggested Redbud Park and it has a big parking area, plenty of room to conduct the drills.”
He added, “People approach me all the time telling me they are worried about their teen driver, this event is one of the best, if not the best thing you can do for them.”
The National Auto Sport Association has conducted these clinics all over the United States and the focus is to teach kids how their cars will react in emergency situations.
Participants will perform such drills as ABS braking, split decision braking, reverse driving, skid pad, parallel parking and a two wheels off the roadway drill. The drivers will perform each drill several times and rotate in groups to the next drill.
“They perform these drills using their own cars so they know how their car will react,” Reynolds said.
In October Reynolds’ daughter participated in the event.
“I know parents are thinking ‘what about my car?’ But these are things our cars are made to do, my daughter is a much better driver thanks to NASA, I can’t thank them enough,” he said.
NASA operates the Teen Car Control Clinic as a nonprofit organization. A fee of $99 is charged but is used to cover insurance fees. Scholarships are available to all participants.
“The $99 is tax-deductible after the insurance is paid anything left over is put into the scholarship fund.” Reynolds said “At our last clinic 12 scholarships were available.”
To learn more about NASA and the Teen Car Control Clinic visit their Web site at www.nasacarcontrol.org or by contacting the event director Will Faules at 510-232-6272 or Officer Kory Reynolds at 707-279-0103.
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The fire took place at 19827 Bear Valley Road, and was first reported at 7:46 p.m., according to a report from South Lake County Fire Protection District.
The district, in cooperation with Cal Fire, reported that resources responding to the home included 14 firefighters, three engine companies, one medic company, a water tender, a chief officer, two mutual aid companies and a rescue unit.
The fire was contained at approximately 8:20 p.m., but not fully controlled until 10:41 p.m., the district reported.
Approximately 40 percent of the home was damaged, South Lake County Fire said, but 60 percent of it was saved through the work of the firefighters.
The district said no injuries were reported as a result of the fire, which was traced to cooking on a stove in the home’s kitchen.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – On Wednesday night, Lake County’s nighttime sky was graced not just by a big, beautiful moon, but by a moon with a halo.
County resident Dwain Goforth captured this picture of a lunar halo and the moon, with the planet Jupiter pictured up to the right of it.
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the halo occurs when light refracts through tiny, hexagonal-shaped ice crystals contained in thin, high altitude clouds.
The light refracts 22 degrees, which NASA said corresponds to the moon halo’s radius.
The effect is not uncommon, NASA reported.
The Farmer’s Almanac said weather lore holds that lunar halos are a precursor of stormy weather, noting that cirrus and cirrostratus clouds – which contain the tiny crystals – often come before storms.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A small vegetation fire was reported at Anderson Marsh on Wednesday.
The fire, located on Anderson Marsh’s “North Flat,” was reported shortly before 3:30 p.m., according to radio reports.
Witnesses in the area reported seeing thick black smoke rising from the fire.
Cal Fire and Lake County Fire engines responded to the blaze, which initially was reported to be between three to five acres, although Lake County News received information that it may have reached seven acres in size.
Firefighters accessed the fire from Lakeview Way, according to radio reports.
A Cal Fire helicopter that was called was canceled because firefighters on the ground were able to handle the blaze, but radio calls indicated at least one bull dozer was sent in.
Information on the fire’s cause wasn’t immediately available on Wednesday.
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The Clearlake Police Department reported that on Wednesday Officer Andrew Jones, a member of the department who also works as a school resource officer for Konocti Unified School District, was requested at Lower Lake Elementary School.
The school reported that a juvenile student had furnished marijuana laced pastries to three other juvenile students, one of whom had become ill, according to the police report.
As a result of Jones’ investigation, police said a 14-year-old female student was arrested for a violation of Health and Safety Code 11360(B), furnishing or giving away marijuana, which is a cite-only offense.
Jones cited the girl and released her to the custody of her family pending a later court date, police said.
The source of the pastries is not yet know, however the investigation is continuing, according to police.
Persons with information about this case is asked to contact School Resource Officer Jones at 707-994-8251.
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