Cement Hill Fire Update: Fire Fully Contained at 715 Acres

Update 7:10 p.m. - Firefighters have gained full containment of the Fairfield fire that has scorched 715 acres of vegetation.

The fire crews will remain on scene to mop up the rest of the fire and monitor. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Update 4:10 p.m. - Cal Fire is reporting that the Beacon Fire in Fairfield is 90 percent contained with full containment expected by 6 p.m., tonight.

So far 250 firefighters have responded to the scene. The firefighters continue to construct and improve containment lines with 350 feet of lines to build.

Crews strive to improve and hold fire lines, put out hot spots, mop-up and patrol. The terrain consists of rolling hills, grassland, brush and oak woodland according to Cal Fire.

See the full summary of the fire below.

Update 2:10 p.m. - A vegetation fire that has burned 750 acres on the northeastern edge of Fairfield is 60 percent contained and no longer threatens any homes, a Cal Fire dispatcher said today.

As of 6 a.m., 40 homes were still threatened, according to Cal Fire. However, throughout the day firefighters managed to contain the fire so that it no longer threatened any structures. Air support has been called off, according to Cal Fire.

The fire was first reported in the area of Torrington Way and Mystic Drive shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, and it spread to the northeast toward Vacaville, Fairfield Fire Chief Vincent Webster said.

The fire reached the maximum possible level of eight alarms Saturday night, Webster said. Cal Fire said it is not expected to be completely extinguished until sometime this evening.

Cal Fire received support from the Solano County Sheriff's Office, the Vacaville Fire Protection District and other area fire departments.

The agencies deployed 250 firefighters, 25 fire engines, one helicopter and three bulldozers to tackle the fire as of 6 a.m. today.

Update, 1:10 p.m. - A grass fire burning northeastern edge of Fairfield has now scorched 750 acres. Cal Fire reports the so-called Beacon Fire is now 60 percent contained.

Original story posting:

An eight-alarm vegetation fire on the northeastern edge of Fairfield has grown to around 700 acres and threatened one home, fire officials said this Saturday evening.

The fire, first reported in the area of Torrington Way and Mystic Drive shortly before 6 p.m., has expanded to the northeast toward Vacaville, Fairfield Fire Chief Vincent Webster said.

The fire, which has reached the maximum possible level of eight alarms, is about 60 percent contained and probably won't be completely under control before morning, Webster said.

While a communications tower threatened by the flames earlier in the evening appears to be safe, a unit has been sent to protect a single-family home in the fire's path, Webster said.

Cal Fire has provided bulldozers, but can not provide aerial coverage with helicopters and aircraft at night, Webster said. Contra Costa County has also provided a team of firefighters.

No injuries have been reported.

- Bay City News Service

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