Toll Fire 15 percent contained, forward progress halted

(KRON) — A brush fire erupted northeast of Calistoga on Tuesday, according to Cal Fire. Forward progress has been halted on the blaze which is now 15% contained, Cal Fire said.

Evacuation orders were issued earlier in the afternoon. As of 5:30 p.m., evacuation orders have since been downgraded to warnings. Certain evacuation warnings have been lifted (see list below).

Earlier estimates had put the fire at 50 acres. However, Cal Fire revised that estimate, saying that with better mapping from aircraft sensors, the fire’s acreage was revised down to 40.6 acres.

Fire crews are responding to the scene of the blaze, dubbed the Toll Fire. The fire is burning side-slope along terrain to the southwest and is still east of the Silverado Trail, Cal Fire said.

Zones under evacuation warnings:

• NPA-E113- North, South and East of Lake County Hwy and West of Palisades Rd

• NPA- E103- North of Old Lawley Toll, South of Hwy 29/Oat Hill Rd and Easy of Lake County Hwy

Zones where the evacuation warnings have been lifted:

• NPA-E104-North, South and East of Livermore Rd and West of Oat Hill Rd

• NPA-E105- North of Lake County Hwy, South of Livermore Rd, East of Lake County Hwy and West of Oat Hill Rd.

Evacuation warnings and orders have potential impact to 114 people, Cal Fire said. Evacuees can seek shelter at the Calistoga Community Center located at 1307 Washington St., according to the County of Napa.

Crews are actively engaged in the firefight and are working to construct lines from the air and the ground, according to Cal Fire.

The fire is moving southwest, according to Cal Fire.

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Resources deployed to the fire have been augmented with 20 engines, five crews, five water tenders, two dozers, seven fixed-wing aircraft, and three helicopters deployed to the fire.

Some 300 personnel have been deployed to battle the blaze.

People should expect heavy smoke in the area and can go to readynapacounty.org for more emergency information. Smoke from the fire could cause localized air quality issues in Sonoma and Napa counties, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

No injuries have been reported at this time as a result of the fire, according to Cal Fire officials.

Bay City News contributed to this report.

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