{"id":1625,"date":"2026-06-09T12:38:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:38:53","slug":"putah-fire-which-grew-from-escaped-prescribed-burn-grows-along-highway-128-in-yolo-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1625","title":{"rendered":"Putah Fire, which grew from escaped prescribed burn, grows along Highway 128 in Yolo County"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Fire crews are responding to a 362-acre fire in Yolo County near Napa and Solano counties that has forced road closures along Highway 128.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1623\">Father arrested on suspicion of killing son in San Juan Bautista<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Putah Fire, which officials confirmed to be an escaped prescribed burn, originated along Highway 128 and crossed containment lines when winds picked up Monday morning, June 8.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0Few roads out, higher wildfire risk: New study maps Bay Area evacuation danger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Crews responded about noon to a 25-acre fire on Highway 128, west of Winters. The fire quickly spread and by 4 p.m. an aerial intelligence aircraft mapped it at about 362 acres, officials said. Just after 6 p.m., the fire was contained at 15%, according to Cal Fire.<\/p>\n<p>Late Monday morning, authorities closed Highway 128 between Pleasant Valley Road and Canyon Creek Road.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1621\">World Cup games will require closure of roads, trails around Levi\u2019s Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The fire threatened power transmission lines, but no structures were in danger and evacuation orders had not been issued by 2 p.m., according to Cal Fire spokesperson Jason Clay.<\/p>\n<p>About 200 fire personnel were responding to the fire, officials said. Six helicopters and 10 engines were on hand.<\/p>\n<p>The fire comes as the National Weather Service announced a red-flag warning Monday morning for several Northern California counties, including Yolo, Napa and Solano counties, beginning Wednesday, June 10. In the announcement, the weather service said it anticipated gusty winds and low humidity until Thursday, June 11.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can reach Staff Writer Kyle Garcia Takata at kyle.garciatakata@pressdemocrat.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1619\">San Jose\u2019s highest-paid employee is a firefighter with $1 million in overtime over the past three years<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fire burning east of Lake Berryessa was contained at 15% by 6 p.m. Monday, officials said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Putah Fire, which grew from escaped prescribed burn, grows along Highway 128 in Yolo County - 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