{"id":5195,"date":"2026-07-22T23:37:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T23:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5195"},"modified":"2026-07-22T23:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T23:37:53","slug":"containment-on-little-fire-grows-with-forward-progress-stopped-at-1007-acres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5195","title":{"rendered":"Containment on Little Fire grows, with forward progress stopped at 1,007 acres"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Fire crews increased their containment early Wednesday of a wildfire that burned more than 1,000 acres south of Pleasanton after breaking out Tuesday and forcing evacuations for hundreds of residents.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5193\">What does it mean to buy locally in Los Gatos?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Firefighters had reached 40% containment on the Little Fire by 8 a.m. Crews were strengthening their containment lines Wednesday morning after stopping its forward progress Tuesday night, according to Cal Fire. The blaze had consumed 1,007 acres.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0Map: Little Fire evacuation and perimeter near Pleasanton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A fire engine overturned during the battle, hospitalizing a firefighter briefly with what authorities called minor injuries. Authorities did not specify whether the fire crew member was in the engine when it turned over or what caused the crash. That person was already out of the hospital by Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Cal Fire said no homes or any other structures burned.<\/p>\n<p>Mandatory evacuation orders remained in effect Wednesday for zones PLS-081 and PLS-103, covering The Club at Ruby Hill golf course, the surrounding gated community of roughly 850 homes and nearby neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>Other businesses in the area of the blaze emerged unscathed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all OK,\u201d Sue Couls, the manager of Ruby Hill Winery at 400 Vineyard Ave., said by phone Wednesday morning. \u201cIt didn\u2019t really come that close to the vegetation. We didn\u2019t lose any of the vineyards. You can see the char on the hills.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The winery was set to open at 11 a.m. Wednesday with business as usual, Couls said. Asked if she expected at first that the fire could have been worse, her answer was short: \u201cYes, 100 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sky is blue. I thought it would be that hazy-smoky feel but that\u2019s gone and the winery is fine. Fortunately, we were spared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trenches that firefighters dug saved at least one business, according to Eric Callahan, the owners of Rubino Estates Winery in the 1100 block of Vineyard Avenue. He said a fire break at the end of the winery\u2019s property stopped the flames as the fire approached.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe felt really safe with all the firefighters out there,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was definitely a crazy experience for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5191\">House passes bill to rename San Jose VA clinic after late NFL star, veteran Pat Tillman<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said he initially feared the property would burn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s pretty much my life,\u201d he said of the winery. \u201cThey stopped (the fire) dead in its tracks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Residents from other zones \u2014 ALC-072, PLS-079, PLS-080 and PLS-082 \u2014 were allowed to return home while authorities warned them to stay ready to leave again if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Sabeh, a resident on Heinz Court in Pleasanton said he returned home between 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m., after the evacuations for his area were lifted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou never think it would happen until it happens to you,\u201d he said. \u201cIt really just puts things into perspective. It was absolutely horrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fire ignited shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday near Little Valley Road and Hubbard Lane before racing across nearby grassy hills and sending a plume of smoke over parts of the East Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Sabeh said he and his wife started packing about 4 p.m. and left with two carloads of belongings, six cats, and a Beagle dog. They\u2019ve been in their home since 2022, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing flames rising along the hillside behind his neighborhood brought fear, he said. Having friends who had lost their homes in the Palisades Fire in Southern California added to it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t describe it,\u201d Sabeh said. \u201cIt\u2019s all this fear. We just started looking at our house and wondering if we were ever going to come back. The biggest fear was not being able to come home. It\u2019s our sanctuary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5189\">San Jose doesn\u2019t want plastic bags, case wrap in recycling. So what should you do with them?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire crews increased their containment early Wednesday of a wildfire that burned more than 1,000 acres south of Pleasanton after breaking out Tuesday and forcing evacuations for hundreds of residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5195","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>Containment on Little Fire grows, with forward progress stopped at 1,007 acres - Next City Digest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5195\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Containment on Little Fire grows, with forward progress stopped at 1,007 acres - 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