[UPDATE Friday: Contained] Grove Fire Breaks Out in Lake County

The red marker shows ROUGHLY where the fire is located.

At approximately 8:02 p.m. a fire broke out in the Hidden Valley area of Lake County. By 8:50 p.m., scanner traffic was reporting that the fire had grown to between 10 to 15 acres. The Grove Fire is spreading rapidly.

The Incident Commander asked for evacuations in the area of Deer Hill Road, Conestoga Road, and Firethorn Road. We know residents are leaving the area.

We are not clear at this time which roads are closed but Caltrans QuickMap is showing where traffic is having trouble moving.

We will update as rapidly as possible.

Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.

UPDATE 9:07 p.m.: Video from Jessica Meeker a resident of Lower Lake posted on Lake County Public Safety and Scanner’s Facebook page can be seen here.

And re-shown on Tweet embedded below.

From Jessica Meeker on Facebook pic.twitter.com/EJ9WxTuUsW

— Nelson Smith (@nelsonsmith64) October 18, 2019

UPDATE 9:19 p.m.: The National Weather Service is saying the skies are clear and the weather is dry with winds up to 9 mph.

UPDATE 9:26 p.m.: Lake County Office of Emergency Services posted on Facebook, “There is a fire North of the Hidden Valley Lake Community, in the vicinity of Connestoga and Firethorn Roads. Residents are advised to evacuate immediately. An evacuation Center is being established at the Twin Pines Casino in Middletown.”

UPDATE 9:35 p.m.: Caltrans tweeted, “SR 29 is closed in Lake Co near Hidden Valley due to a wildfire. No ETO at this time.”

UPDATE 9:48 p.m.: Cal Fire is reporting via Twitter, “#GroveFire off Hwy 29 and Spruce Grove Road in Lake County is 15 acres. Evacuations in effect.”

However, according to the scanner, some evacuations are being lifted. We are looking for official confirmation before posting those.

UPDATE 10:06 p.m.: Lake County Office of Emergency Services posted on Facebook, “There is still a fire North of the Hidden Valley Lake Community, in the vicinity of Connestoga and Firethorn Roads. However, all evacuation orders have been lifted, and resident may return home. Please be aware of emergency vehicles and personnel that will continue to be working in the area.”

UPDATE Friday: Cal Fire tweeted, “25 acres 100% contained,Hwy 29 is open in both directions, Emergency personnel are still in the area please use caution while driving.”