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Firefighters Halt Livermore Vegetation Blaze

The blaze charred about 15 acres in an area between Doolan Canyon Regional Preserve and Brushy Peak Regional Preserve

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Air units were called in for assistance after Cal Fire and Alameda County Fire Department crews responded to the blaze at around noon.
Air units were called in for assistance after Cal Fire and Alameda County Fire Department crews responded to the blaze at around noon. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA — The Highland fire in an open space around Highland Road near Morgan Territory in the Livermore area is 75 percent contained, Cal Fire said Sunday afternoon.

Cal Fire and the Alameda County Fire Department responded around noon to the fire between Doolan Canyon Regional Preserve and Brushy Peak Regional Preserve and called in air units for assistance.

Crews are now performing "extensive mop-up," according to Cal Fire, which said units will remain at scene for the next few hours to ensure hot spots are extinguished and the fire is 100 percent controlled.

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