CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A fire early Saturday destroyed a home at the Elem Indian Colony.

It was the fourth structure fire in the five days for Northshore Fire District, according to Deputy Chief Pat Brown.

At approximately 5:19 a.m. Saturday Northshore Fire was dispatched to the structure fire at Elem Indian Colony. Brown said the initial reports indicated there was a fully involved structure fire with a occupant inside.

Northshore Fire followed protocol and did not enter the Elem Indian Colony without a Lake County Sheriff clearance, Brown said.

According to Brown, Northshore Fire responded with three engines and one medic ambulance, a Cal Fire engine and a Lake County Fire Protection District engine company under mutual aid.

Once on scene Northshore Fire personnel found they had a fully involved structure fire that involved a new Federal Emergency Management Agency doublewide mobile home, Brown said.

At the start of the fire there were three family members living in the home who barely escaped the burning home. Brown said all family members did vacate the home with no injuries.

The fire is under investigation by Northshore Fire and the Lake County Sheriff's Office, according to Brown.

Northshore Fire also has contacted the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and has requested an investigator and BIA law enforcement, said Brown, adding that the fire district is very concerned regarding increasing problems at the colony.

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