Fire Crews Make Quick Work Of Marin Blaze

MARIN COUNTY, CA — Fire crews on Sunday night made quick work of a blaze near Sausalito, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said.

The blaze did not threaten Sausalito or other Southern Marin communities, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The Southern Marin Fire Protection District stopped forward progress on the Hawk Fire near Sausalito around 9:20 p.m., after nearly two hours of battling the vegetation fire.

Between five to ten acres were burned and fire officials say they will remain on station overnight to prevent flare-ups.

The fire was originally reported at 7:32 p.m. in the vicinity of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Hawk Camp backpacking campground.

Bay City News and Patch staffer Gideon Rubin contributed to this report