Evacuation Orders Lifted After Brush Fire Burns Near Healdsburg
HEALDBURG (CBS SF) -- Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for a neighborhood near Healdsburg where a brush fire quickly spread to within yards of homes.
The fire was reported around 1:40 p.m. near Westside Road and Madrona Knolls Road in unincorporated Sonoma County. There was a mandatory evacuation of at least a dozen homes along Madrona Knolls Road.
The fire was approximately 5-10 acres according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.
The Healdsburg Fire Department posted about the brush fire shortly after 2:30 p.m. The department as well as crews from Cal Fire, Santa Rosa, Windsor, Forestville and Geyserville.
Vegetation Fire: We are on scene -- along with CAL FIRE and the fire departments of Santa Rosa, Windsor, Forestville and Geyserville -- at a vegetation fire west of Madrona Manor. There is a mandatory evacuation... https://t.co/KtRufLQcWt
— Healdsburg Fire (@HealdsburgFire) August 16, 2018
As of shortly after 3:30 p.m., Sonoma County officials said the forward progress of the fire had been stopped. By 5:30 p.m. evacuees were advised they could return to their homes.
Update on the Healdsburg vegetation fire: First Responders have halted forward progression of the fire. The mandatory evacuation of Madrone Knolls Road is still in effect.
— County of Sonoma (@CountyofSonoma) August 16, 2018