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The Oasis Fire, which broke out on Monday, has burned 1,400 acres on Bureau of Land Management land in the Cache Creek Wilderness Area and in the Northshore Fire Protection District. It's located south of Highway 20 and six miles west of Highway 16.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Cal Fire report suppression costs to date have totaled $2.4 million.
Late Thursday the fire was reported to be 80-percent contained. Cal Fire officials said containment efforts, along with and mop up and patrol of the fire, are continuing.
Air tankers and helicopters, as well as bulldozers, have played a major role in the fire suppression effort this week, as road access to the fire area was limited, according to reports from the scene.
On Thursday evening, reports indicated that the remaining aircraft that were being used to fight the fire would be released on Friday morning.
Resources from Cal Fire, Northshore Fire, Williams Fire Department, BLM and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation totaled 1,114 firefighters – of which 1,059 were with Cal Fire – and 40 engines, 43 fire crews, eight helicopters, 15 bulldozers and 14 water tenders.
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Clouds overnight Wednesday helped to mitigate overnight lows. Daytime temperatures rose higher on Thursday, and will continue throughout the day Friday, the National Weather Service in Sacramento (NWS) predicted.
The NWS has issued both a hazardous weather outlook and a special weather statement for Lake County Friday, with high temperatures close to the century mark.
A strong ridge of high pressure, which is resulting in higher-than-average temperatures, will reach a crescendo today with highs in the upper-90s to near 100 degrees, according to the NWS.
Temperatures in the Central Valley and Sierra Foothills may break records for this date later Friday, the NWS predicted.
Relief from the daytime temperatures should come as the high pressure system moves out on Saturday and temperatures return closer to average, the NWS stated, with highs in the mid-80s.
By Sunday, decreasing daytime temperatures will continue, with The Weather Channel forecasting a chance of rain.
Overnight temperatures will only drop down to the 60s Friday and tomorrow, with lows reaching near 50 by Sunday morning according to the NWS.
High daytime temperatures on Sunday will be much lower, only reaching in to the mid-70s according to the NWS.
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At 6 p.m. Wednesday divers recovered the body of a young man who had been reported missing two and a half hours earlier by the lake's south boat ramp, according to a Thursday report from Capt. Kurt Smallcomb of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
Just after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday deputies responded to a call regarding a possible missing person, Smallcomb said.
Arriving at the scene, they learned that several persons were recreational swimming in the area just south of Lake Mendocino south boat ramp when one of their friends was seen struggling in the water, and then disappeared from sight. Smallcomb said the friends made several immediate attempts to locate the missing swimmer with negative results.
The Sheriff's Office Volunteer Search and Rescue Dive Team was called to the scene, Smallcomb said. Several members of the dive team's black water unit arrived within and hour and began to search.
At approximately 6 p.m. divers located the missing male in about 15 feet of water in the area where he was last seen swimming with friends, according to Smallcomb's report.
Foul play isn't believed to be involved, and drugs and alcohol do not seem to have contributed to the drowning, Smallcomb said.
Next of kin contact was pending on Thursday, said Smallcomb. Also on Thursday, an autopsy was scheduled.
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NORTHSHORE – The Northshore's stretch of Highway 20 saw two serious crashes on Wednesday afternoon.
The crashes occurred near Nice and Upper Lake, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The first crash occurred around 1:45 p.m. near Ceago Vinegarden, outside of Nice and west of Lucerne.
Two vehicles were involved – an older model silver Ford Ranger and a green Ford Taurus. Reports from the scene explained that the pickup had put on its brakes quickly and the Taurus hit the back of it.
The highway's westbound lane was closed for about 45 minutes as Northshore Fire personnel and CHP responded to the scene.
Major injuries resulted, with a helicopter landing nearby to transport the injured. But CHP and Northshore officials were unavailable to give further detail late Wednesday, in part because they were shortly on their way to another crash scene.
The second crash occurred shortly before 4:45 p.m. near Upper Lake. Reports indicated a vehicle pulled out in front of a Dodge pickup towing a travel trailer.
A helicopter was once again summoned to transported injured from the crash.
Northshore Fire Chief Jim Robbins had to have players leave the soccer field at the nearby county park so the helicopter could land.
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