Crews Battle 3 Fires In Sonoma County: Reports

SONOMA COUNTY, CA —Firefighters battled at least three vegetation fires Thursday afternoon in Sonoma County, reports indicated.

Shortly after 4 p.m., the Fremont Fire was 3 acres and was burning near the 3100 block of Fremont Drive in Schellville, according to Cal Fire‘s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit. In an update at 5 p.m., Cal Fire said the blaze was an estimated 5 acres and forward progress was stopped.

"Firefighters will be in the area for the next few hours working on containment and putting out hot spots," Cal Fire said of the Fremont Fire.

The Sonoma County Fire District was also reportedly on the scene of a vegetation fire that broke out at 3:45 p.m. Thursday at 25200 Arnold Drive.

Additionally, a grass fire was burning near the intersection of Highway 121 and Highway 37, according to the California Highway Patrol. The blaze broke out around 3:45 p.m. on the right shoulder of SR-121 near Cherry Tree. As of 4:20 p.m., a sig-alert was issued because traffic on SR-121 was stopped in both directions.

At 4:51 p.m., authorities were discussing whether to put up signs advising drivers on eastbound Highway 37 and northbound U.S. Highway 101 that Highway 121 was closed because of the fire.

Firefighters apparently quickly gained the upper hand because, at 5:05 p.m., the CHP reported that SR-121 was reopened in both directions.

It was not immediately clear whether the blazes were being fought jointly or as separate incidents.

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