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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The latest report on unemployment in California shows that the recovery of jobs is continuing, with local and state jobless rates dropping.
The Employment Development Department said California’s unemployment rate was 13.3 percent in July thanks to the addition of 140,400 new jobs. That’s down 1.6 percent from June 2020, but up 9.3 percent from July of last year.
The Employment Development Department said California has now regained about a third – or 31.2 percent – of the 2,625,500 nonfarm jobs lost during March and April as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite California’s unemployment rate of 13.3 percent being noticeably lower than the record high of 16.4 percent from April and May, it is still above the 12.3 percent mark set during the height of the Great Recession in March, October and November 2010.
In Lake County, employment in July was 11.6 percent, down from a final rate of 14.2 percent in June, 15.5 percent in May and 16.7 percent in April, according to state data.
For comparison, Lake County’s July 2019 unemployment rate was 5.1 percent.
California had a record gain of 542,500 jobs in June and record losses from March and April in a data series that dates back to 1976, officials reported.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the nationwide unemployment rate in July was 10.2 percent, down from 11.1 percent in June, 13.2 percent in May and 14.7 percent in April.
Lake County’s civilian labor force in July totaled 26,920, up from 25,850 in June. The number of unemployed in July totaled 3,130, down from 3,670 in June, according to state data.
The farming sector in Lake County added nearly 300 jobs in July, an increase of 34.5 percent, with total nonfarm jobs up by 5.3 percent, or 680 jobs. That’s still down by 9.6 percent when compared with jobs in July 2019.
Within the nonfarm jobs category, the strongest sectors included goods producing, 35.5 percent; total private, 12.2 percent; private service providing, 9.6 percent; and service providing, 2.9 percent.
Leisure and hospitality, a subcategory of private service providing, showed an increase of 32.9 percent since June, but a year-over decrease of 18.6 percent.
The only subcategory showing job losses in any sector was government, down by 13 percent.
Lake County’s July jobless rate ranked it No. 31 of California’s 58 counties.
Lake’s neighboring county jobless rates and ranks for November are Colusa, 15.3 percent, No. 53; Glenn, 10.8 percent, No. 20; Mendocino, 10.9 percent, No. 22; Napa, 10.4 percent, No. 17; Sonoma, 9.8 percent, No. 11; and Yolo, 9.5 percent, No. 9.
In July, the impacts of the pandemic continued to give some rural counties higher jobless rankings than the urban areas that historically have been placed higher.
Trinity and Lassen counties tied with the lowest unemployment statement, at 8.6 percent, followed by Marin and Modoc, tied at 8.8 percent, and San Mateo at 9.2 percent.
The high unemployment in July was in Imperial County, 26.8 percent, with Los Angeles, 18.2 percent, Mono, 16.6 percent, Kern, 16.5 percent, and Tulare, 16.2 percent, rounding out the bottom five.
State job picture improving
The Employment Development Department said the number of Californians holding jobs in July was 16,293,900, an increase of 153,700 from June, but down 2,315,400 from the employment total in July of last year.
At the same time, the number of unemployed Californians was 2,510,100 in July, a decrease of 320,800 over the month, but up by 1,738,500 compared with July of last year.
Total nonfarm jobs in California’s 11 major industries totaled 15,796,100 in July – a net gain of 140,400 jobs from June. That job total is 113,400 fewer than June 2020 and down 1,643,600 from July of last year.
Total nonfarm jobs decreased by 1,643,600 – a 9.4-percent decrease – from July 2019 to July 2020 compared to the U.S. annual loss of 11,371,000 jobs, a 7.5-percent decrease, the state said.
The number of jobs in the agriculture industry increased by 22,400 jobs from June to 335,500. The agricultural industry has lost 85,900 farm jobs since July 2019, the state reported.
The month-over decrease in California’s unemployment rate (-1.6 percentage points) was larger than that of the nation as a whole (-0.9 percentage point), the report said.
Nine of California’s 11 industry sectors gained jobs in July.
The Employment Development Department said that among those industries, trade, transportation and utilities (+40,900) had the largest job gain due to the performance of motor vehicle and professional equipment wholesalers, as well as automobile dealers. The government sector grew by more than 36,000 jobs, thanks to the growth in state government.
The state reported the construction industry lost more than 14,800 jobs in July, largely due to weak hiring in residential construction despite hiring in non-residential construction being strong.
Unemployment claims up
The Employment Development Department said there were 3,144,098 people certifying for Unemployment Insurance benefits during the July 2020 sample week. That compares to 2,778,771 people in June 2020 and 308,212 people in July 2019.
Concurrently, 244,506 initial claims were processed in the July 2020 sample week, which was a month-over decrease of 39,794 claims from June 2020 but a year-over increase of 205,016 claims from July 2019, the Employment Development Department said.
Separately, the state reported that the Employment Development Department has disbursed more than $76.9 billion in benefit payments since March.
The agency said it has processed approximately 11.9 million in claims for Unemployment Insurance, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and benefit claims extensions over that timeframe.
The average amount of benefits paid daily by EDD over the week of Aug. 20, $724 million, was 967 percent higher than the daily average paid over the same week at the height of the Great Recession ($68 million) in 2010.
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The Employment Development Department said California’s unemployment rate was 13.3 percent in July thanks to the addition of 140,400 new jobs. That’s down 1.6 percent from June 2020, but up 9.3 percent from July of last year.
The Employment Development Department said California has now regained about a third – or 31.2 percent – of the 2,625,500 nonfarm jobs lost during March and April as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite California’s unemployment rate of 13.3 percent being noticeably lower than the record high of 16.4 percent from April and May, it is still above the 12.3 percent mark set during the height of the Great Recession in March, October and November 2010.
In Lake County, employment in July was 11.6 percent, down from a final rate of 14.2 percent in June, 15.5 percent in May and 16.7 percent in April, according to state data.
For comparison, Lake County’s July 2019 unemployment rate was 5.1 percent.
California had a record gain of 542,500 jobs in June and record losses from March and April in a data series that dates back to 1976, officials reported.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the nationwide unemployment rate in July was 10.2 percent, down from 11.1 percent in June, 13.2 percent in May and 14.7 percent in April.
Lake County’s civilian labor force in July totaled 26,920, up from 25,850 in June. The number of unemployed in July totaled 3,130, down from 3,670 in June, according to state data.
The farming sector in Lake County added nearly 300 jobs in July, an increase of 34.5 percent, with total nonfarm jobs up by 5.3 percent, or 680 jobs. That’s still down by 9.6 percent when compared with jobs in July 2019.
Within the nonfarm jobs category, the strongest sectors included goods producing, 35.5 percent; total private, 12.2 percent; private service providing, 9.6 percent; and service providing, 2.9 percent.
Leisure and hospitality, a subcategory of private service providing, showed an increase of 32.9 percent since June, but a year-over decrease of 18.6 percent.
The only subcategory showing job losses in any sector was government, down by 13 percent.
Lake County’s July jobless rate ranked it No. 31 of California’s 58 counties.
Lake’s neighboring county jobless rates and ranks for November are Colusa, 15.3 percent, No. 53; Glenn, 10.8 percent, No. 20; Mendocino, 10.9 percent, No. 22; Napa, 10.4 percent, No. 17; Sonoma, 9.8 percent, No. 11; and Yolo, 9.5 percent, No. 9.
In July, the impacts of the pandemic continued to give some rural counties higher jobless rankings than the urban areas that historically have been placed higher.
Trinity and Lassen counties tied with the lowest unemployment statement, at 8.6 percent, followed by Marin and Modoc, tied at 8.8 percent, and San Mateo at 9.2 percent.
The high unemployment in July was in Imperial County, 26.8 percent, with Los Angeles, 18.2 percent, Mono, 16.6 percent, Kern, 16.5 percent, and Tulare, 16.2 percent, rounding out the bottom five.
State job picture improving
The Employment Development Department said the number of Californians holding jobs in July was 16,293,900, an increase of 153,700 from June, but down 2,315,400 from the employment total in July of last year.
At the same time, the number of unemployed Californians was 2,510,100 in July, a decrease of 320,800 over the month, but up by 1,738,500 compared with July of last year.
Total nonfarm jobs in California’s 11 major industries totaled 15,796,100 in July – a net gain of 140,400 jobs from June. That job total is 113,400 fewer than June 2020 and down 1,643,600 from July of last year.
Total nonfarm jobs decreased by 1,643,600 – a 9.4-percent decrease – from July 2019 to July 2020 compared to the U.S. annual loss of 11,371,000 jobs, a 7.5-percent decrease, the state said.
The number of jobs in the agriculture industry increased by 22,400 jobs from June to 335,500. The agricultural industry has lost 85,900 farm jobs since July 2019, the state reported.
The month-over decrease in California’s unemployment rate (-1.6 percentage points) was larger than that of the nation as a whole (-0.9 percentage point), the report said.
Nine of California’s 11 industry sectors gained jobs in July.
The Employment Development Department said that among those industries, trade, transportation and utilities (+40,900) had the largest job gain due to the performance of motor vehicle and professional equipment wholesalers, as well as automobile dealers. The government sector grew by more than 36,000 jobs, thanks to the growth in state government.
The state reported the construction industry lost more than 14,800 jobs in July, largely due to weak hiring in residential construction despite hiring in non-residential construction being strong.
Unemployment claims up
The Employment Development Department said there were 3,144,098 people certifying for Unemployment Insurance benefits during the July 2020 sample week. That compares to 2,778,771 people in June 2020 and 308,212 people in July 2019.
Concurrently, 244,506 initial claims were processed in the July 2020 sample week, which was a month-over decrease of 39,794 claims from June 2020 but a year-over increase of 205,016 claims from July 2019, the Employment Development Department said.
Separately, the state reported that the Employment Development Department has disbursed more than $76.9 billion in benefit payments since March.
The agency said it has processed approximately 11.9 million in claims for Unemployment Insurance, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and benefit claims extensions over that timeframe.
The average amount of benefits paid daily by EDD over the week of Aug. 20, $724 million, was 967 percent higher than the daily average paid over the same week at the height of the Great Recession ($68 million) in 2010.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Planning Commission will meet to discuss several projects this week, including an application to rename a city street in honor of the man who was instrumental in the creation of Westside Community Park.
The commission will meet via webinar beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9.
The agenda is available here.
To speak on an agenda item, access the meeting remotely here or join by phone by calling 951-384-3421 or toll-free, 877-309-2071. The access code is 825-284-020; the audio pin will be shown after joining the webinar. Those phoning in without using the web link will be in “listen mode” only and will not be able to participate or comment.
Comments can be submitted by email toThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . To give the City Clerk adequate time to print out comments for consideration at the meeting, please submit written comments prior to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Please indicate in the email subject line "for public comment" and list the item number of the agenda item that is the topic of the comment. Comments that read to the council will be subject to the three minute time limitation (approximately 350 words). Written comments that are only to be provided to the council and not read at the meeting will be distributed to the council prior to the meeting.
On Wednesday’s agenda, the commission will entertain a proposal from the Westside Community Park Commission to rename Westside Park Road to Charlie Jolin’s Way.
Jolin, who died June 29, led the effort to develop the park.
In July, the Lakeport City Council approved beginning the street renaming process, as Lake County News has reported.
It will be up to the commission to decide if the name change is in conformance with the city’s general plan and the existing street name network.
Another item of business on the commission’s agenda is an application for a use permit submitted by Precision Window Tint for automotive service at 112 Armstrong St., located in the city’s central business zoning district.
The commission also will continue its discussion, begun last month, of a project proposed by Jonathan and Doug Bridges for a 35,800 commercial self-storage facility located at 1296 and 1320 Craig Ave.
The Bridges are seeking approval of a general plan amendment, zone change, and an architectural and design review for the project.
Another project seeking a general plan amendment, along with an environmental review and zone change, is one proposed by Cory Poso, who wants to convert two high-density parcels at 1339 and 1343 Broten Court to low density residential to allow for the development of a single-family dwelling.
City documents said the two parcels together are approximately 4.8 acres.
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The commission will meet via webinar beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9.
The agenda is available here.
To speak on an agenda item, access the meeting remotely here or join by phone by calling 951-384-3421 or toll-free, 877-309-2071. The access code is 825-284-020; the audio pin will be shown after joining the webinar. Those phoning in without using the web link will be in “listen mode” only and will not be able to participate or comment.
Comments can be submitted by email to
Please indicate in the email subject line "for public comment" and list the item number of the agenda item that is the topic of the comment. Comments that read to the council will be subject to the three minute time limitation (approximately 350 words). Written comments that are only to be provided to the council and not read at the meeting will be distributed to the council prior to the meeting.
On Wednesday’s agenda, the commission will entertain a proposal from the Westside Community Park Commission to rename Westside Park Road to Charlie Jolin’s Way.
Jolin, who died June 29, led the effort to develop the park.
In July, the Lakeport City Council approved beginning the street renaming process, as Lake County News has reported.
It will be up to the commission to decide if the name change is in conformance with the city’s general plan and the existing street name network.
Another item of business on the commission’s agenda is an application for a use permit submitted by Precision Window Tint for automotive service at 112 Armstrong St., located in the city’s central business zoning district.
The commission also will continue its discussion, begun last month, of a project proposed by Jonathan and Doug Bridges for a 35,800 commercial self-storage facility located at 1296 and 1320 Craig Ave.
The Bridges are seeking approval of a general plan amendment, zone change, and an architectural and design review for the project.
Another project seeking a general plan amendment, along with an environmental review and zone change, is one proposed by Cory Poso, who wants to convert two high-density parcels at 1339 and 1343 Broten Court to low density residential to allow for the development of a single-family dwelling.
City documents said the two parcels together are approximately 4.8 acres.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Economic Development Advisory Committee will discuss COVID-19 recovery, development of a public art master plan and get updates on city activities when it meets this week.
The committee, or LEDAC, will meet telephonically from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9.
The meeting is open to the public.
If you would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the meeting remotely by joining from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device. Please register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
If you prefer to use your phone, you must select "Use Telephone" after joining the webinar and call in using these numbers: United States (toll-free): 877-309-2071; United States: 562-247-8421; Access Code: 748-407-093.
On the agenda is a presentation by Sheli Wright, the new CEO of the Lake County Fair, about plans and partnerships and this year’s virtual fair events, according to LEDAC Chair Wilda Shock.
Shock said LEDAC members also will be asked to consider engaging with surveying and contacting businesses to gain an informed awareness of the challenges and opportunities in the current and post-COVID-19 world.
She said this activity will be in lieu of the annual business walk activity conducted in person by the city of Lakeport, LEDAC and volunteers.
City Manager Kevin Ingram will discuss the development of a master plan for public art projects in Lakeport, with an initial emphasis on the new lakefront park area now under development at 800 N. Main St., Shock said.
There also will be member reports from the Lakeport Main Street Association, Lake County Chamber of Commerce, CareerPoint Lake, Mendocino College/Lake Center, Lake EDC/BARC and others.
LEDAC advocates for a strong and positive Lakeport business community and acts as a conduit between the city and the community for communicating the goals, activities and progress of Lakeport’s economic and business programs.
Members are Chair Wilda Shock and Vice Chair Denise Combs, Secretary Terre Logsdon, Maureen Brasier, Candy De Los Santos, Bill Eaton, Melissa Fulton, Pam Harpster, Andy Lucas, Laura Sammel and Amanda Xu. City staff who are members include City Manager Kevin Ingram.
Email Elizabeth Larson atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.
The committee, or LEDAC, will meet telephonically from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9.
The meeting is open to the public.
If you would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the meeting remotely by joining from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device. Please register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
If you prefer to use your phone, you must select "Use Telephone" after joining the webinar and call in using these numbers: United States (toll-free): 877-309-2071; United States: 562-247-8421; Access Code: 748-407-093.
On the agenda is a presentation by Sheli Wright, the new CEO of the Lake County Fair, about plans and partnerships and this year’s virtual fair events, according to LEDAC Chair Wilda Shock.
Shock said LEDAC members also will be asked to consider engaging with surveying and contacting businesses to gain an informed awareness of the challenges and opportunities in the current and post-COVID-19 world.
She said this activity will be in lieu of the annual business walk activity conducted in person by the city of Lakeport, LEDAC and volunteers.
City Manager Kevin Ingram will discuss the development of a master plan for public art projects in Lakeport, with an initial emphasis on the new lakefront park area now under development at 800 N. Main St., Shock said.
There also will be member reports from the Lakeport Main Street Association, Lake County Chamber of Commerce, CareerPoint Lake, Mendocino College/Lake Center, Lake EDC/BARC and others.
LEDAC advocates for a strong and positive Lakeport business community and acts as a conduit between the city and the community for communicating the goals, activities and progress of Lakeport’s economic and business programs.
Members are Chair Wilda Shock and Vice Chair Denise Combs, Secretary Terre Logsdon, Maureen Brasier, Candy De Los Santos, Bill Eaton, Melissa Fulton, Pam Harpster, Andy Lucas, Laura Sammel and Amanda Xu. City staff who are members include City Manager Kevin Ingram.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Pacific Gas and Electric said it has begun shutting off power across 22 counties in Northern California due to a strong wind event expected to continue through early Wednesday morning, with approximately two dozen Lake County residents to be included in the shutoff.
PG&E said the public safety power shutoff, or PSPS, event will affect customers in portions of 22 counties and seven tribal communities in the northern Sierra foothills, northern Sacramento Valley and elevated North Bay terrain.
This PSPS event is based on forecasts of widespread, severely dry conditions and strong, gusty winds that create critical fire weather with high ignition risk. These conditions are expected to continue through early Wednesday morning.
The power shutoff is expected to impact approximately 172,000 customers in Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Humboldt, Kern, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne and Yuba counties.
The shutoffs began at different times across the PSPS area, with the earliest shutoffs taking place starting at 9 p.m., PG&E said.
In Lake County, 24 residents in the unincorporated areas of the county, none of them medical baseline customers, can expect to have their power shut off between 3 and 6 a.m. Tuesday. PG&E said the estimated time of restoration for those customers is 7 p.m. Wednesday.
PG&E said it will use temporary generation and islanding to enable about 69,000 customers and several medical facilities to stay energized.
The company said it is working to improve the PSPS program by making events smaller in size, shorter in length and smarter for our customers.
Although the National Weather Service has placed 1.5 million customers across PG&E’s service territory under red flag warning conditions, the company has been able to limit public safety PSPS de-energization to less than 12 percent of those customers now under red flag warning risk.
Customers can use an address lookup tool to find out if their location is being monitored for the potential safety shutoff at www.pge.com/pspsupdates.
PG&E said the public safety power shutoff, or PSPS, event will affect customers in portions of 22 counties and seven tribal communities in the northern Sierra foothills, northern Sacramento Valley and elevated North Bay terrain.
This PSPS event is based on forecasts of widespread, severely dry conditions and strong, gusty winds that create critical fire weather with high ignition risk. These conditions are expected to continue through early Wednesday morning.
The power shutoff is expected to impact approximately 172,000 customers in Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Humboldt, Kern, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne and Yuba counties.
The shutoffs began at different times across the PSPS area, with the earliest shutoffs taking place starting at 9 p.m., PG&E said.
In Lake County, 24 residents in the unincorporated areas of the county, none of them medical baseline customers, can expect to have their power shut off between 3 and 6 a.m. Tuesday. PG&E said the estimated time of restoration for those customers is 7 p.m. Wednesday.
PG&E said it will use temporary generation and islanding to enable about 69,000 customers and several medical facilities to stay energized.
The company said it is working to improve the PSPS program by making events smaller in size, shorter in length and smarter for our customers.
Although the National Weather Service has placed 1.5 million customers across PG&E’s service territory under red flag warning conditions, the company has been able to limit public safety PSPS de-energization to less than 12 percent of those customers now under red flag warning risk.
Customers can use an address lookup tool to find out if their location is being monitored for the potential safety shutoff at www.pge.com/pspsupdates.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has expanded a mandatory evacuation order for Pillsbury Ranch to include the entire Lake Pillsbury basin due to fire conditions on the growing August Complex.
The sheriff’s office issued the expanded mandatory evacuation order shortly before 5:30 p.m. Monday, about two hours after ordering residents of Pillsbury Ranch to leave the area.
The upgraded order now includes all areas and residents north of Pack Saddle Creek, south of the Lake County line, west of the Lake County Line and east of the Lake County Line.
Residents are advised that there is an immediate threat to life and property from a wildfire, and are urged to evacuate.
Evacuees needing shelter are directed to a temporary evacuation point that is being established at the Upper Lake County Park, 575 East Highway 20.
The US Forest Service said the August Complex on the Mendocino National Forest is up to 349,565 acres and 24-percent containment.
A major wind event is forecast for Monday night through early Tuesday morning, which officials said is increasing fire danger.
At the same time, a red flag warning is going into effect on Monday night because of fire weather conditions.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office on Monday afternoon issued a mandatory evacuation order for the Pillsbury Ranch area due to the growing August Complex and a wind event forecast for the area.
The US Forest Service said Monday the August Complex has grown to 349,565 acres – an increase of 24,000 acres since Sunday – with containment remaining at 24 percent.
Officials said there are 1,138 resources committed to the complex, which is burning primarily in the Mendocino National Forest.
A previous evacuation warning for Pillsbury Ranch had been lifted on Sept. 3, but on Monday shortly before 2:30 p.m. the sheriff’s office instituted a new one due to an expected wind event that begins on Monday evening.
Just over an hour later, the sheriff’s office upgraded that new evacuation warning to a mandatory evacuation order, which covers the areas north of Forest Road M1, south of the Lake County line, west of Bloody Rock and east of the Lake County Line.
Residents and visitors in the area are ordered to leave immediately.
Those in need of shelter should respond to a temporary evacuation point that is being established at the Upper Lake County Park, 575 East Highway 20. Evacuees are asked to stay in their vehicles and wear masks when they arrive at the park. A shelter is being established for them.
The Forest Service said there are multiple wind direction shifts expected through the day and into early morning Tuesday with strong gusts of up to 30 to 40 miles per hour. Winds are expected to shift from the southwest to the northeast by early Tuesday morning.
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning on Sunday afternoon that’s in effect from 10 p.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Wednesday. There is potential for increased fire activity and spread with heavy smoke production, the Forest Service said.
Officials said fire activity increased Sunday due to high temperatures and gusty winds throughout the complex. Fire crews are prepared for heightened fire activity over the next couple of days due to the extreme forecast weather.
There were successful burnout operations in multiple areas of the complex. The burnout operations along the M2 Road and in the area around the Mitchell Place on the north end of the complex are holding in place, officials said.
Another effective burnout operation from the area around the Mare Cabin down to Brewer Oak Camp progressed steadily ahead of the fire. The Forest Service said the spot fire east of Howard Lake has moved into an old burn scar and is holding on the northern side of the lake.
Firefighters worked to contain the spot fire from Saturday on the Hopkins fire, which is 18,514 acres and 10 percent contained. The Forest Service said those efforts will continue into Monday to hold the containment line. Access to this area from Highway 36 or Forest Road 30 is not advised.
On the southwest corner of the complex, the Forest Service said firefighters will work on the spot fire in the Mendenhall Creek area Monday. This is a focal area for operations ahead of the upcoming northeast winds.
