Inland temperatures hovered around 100 degrees midday Monday as two major wildfires continued to burn out of control in the East Bay, forcing new evacuations, but there were no reports of new fires sparked by lightning.
Shortly after noon, officials ordered all residents of Kilkare Canyon in Sunol to evacuate as the Marsh Fire grew to some 1,775 acres. It was reported to be zero percent contained.
The Marsh Fire began as a series of four vegetation fires around 1 p.m. Sunday and had earlier forced the evacuation of about 10 homes on Welch Creek Road in Sunol. Smoke from that fire, burning in the area of Arroyo Hondo Road and Oak Ridge Road, could be seen in Fremont.
Evacuees were sent to a county shelter at the Residence Inn in Livermore, at 5200 Wolf House Road.
In Contra Costa County, the Deer Zone Fires had consumed more than 1,160 acres and was also zero percent contained by midday Monday. In that incident, a series of six fires came together into four major blazes burning concurrently along Marsh Creek and Morgan Territory roads in unincorporated Brentwood.
Evacuations remained in effect for those affected by the Deer Zone Fires.
Brentwood city manager Tim Ogden said about 25 people sought refuge at the city’s community center and that by 5 a.m., Red Cross had placed them in local hotels.
“The evacuations are still mandatory and in place,” Ogden said. “The community center will be available again as needed.”
Crews were working in intense heat yet again — at least five firefighters suffered heat injuries on Sunday — but some of the lightning that was anticipated early in the morning began to move toward the Central Valley, forecaster Cynthia Palmer of the National Weather Service said around midday.
“Most of the lightning has moved out, but there are still some isolated showers that we’re looking at, and I can’t rule out any additional (lightning) strikes,” she said. “Whatever happens is going to be in the North Bay. Marin County, Napa County, Sonoma County.”
Those strikes could play a role in another wildfire burning near St. Helena in Napa County, a fast-growing blaze that forced evacuations Monday morning.
“By nature, we haven’t seen lightning like that in East Contra Costa County at any time I can remember,” said East County Fire Marshal Steve Aubert said. “It causes significant challenges that we don’t normally face.
“The (Deer Zone) fire has jumped some of the (containment) lines. The wind blew embers. The Delta breezes are always a challenge for us.”
The fires are on steep hillsides in remote areas, and Aubert said fire crews are hoping to have planes dump retardant today. At noon, only crews on the ground were working to put out the blaze.
“We are hoping to have aircraft at some point, but that has not happened yet,” Aubert said.
Staff writer Judith Prieve contributed to this story. Check back for updates.
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