CAL FIRE says that the Point Fire burning in Sonoma County is now 40 percent contained, which is up from 20 percent Monday, and has only grown by 100 acres in the last 24 hours.
Lena Howland, Suzanne PhanSonoma County has declared a local emergency in response to the Point Fire burning near Lake Sonoma.Sonoma County has declared a local emergency in response to the Point Fire which has burned just over 1,200 acres and is 40% contained.
Declaring a local emergency allows the county to request state and federal assistance for response and recovery efforts.It started right along Stewarts Point, Skaggs Springs Road and exploded to the east, burning toward Healdsburg.Favorable conditions with cooler temperatures and tamer winds overnight helped fire crews get containment levels up from 15 percent to 20 percent.
A firefighter from one of Cal Fire's hand crews had to be rescued overnight with a serious neck injury. He was airlifted out from steep terrain just after midnight and taken to the hospital. "The fight is far from over, we're still bringing in resources from across the northern part of the state and we will do our best to give this fire some more containment by this evening but those winds are going to be our biggest challenge," he said. "We're cautiously optimistic but the wind is not in our favor today.Fire officials said those could be expanded or contracted today, depending on what the wind does.for Monday in the region.
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