Residents return home after wildland fire west of Healdsburg

A wildland fire that forced residents to flee a rural area west of Healdsburg had been contained by Friday evening, fire officials said.|
HANNAH BEAUSANG
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A wildland fire that forced residents to flee a rural area west of Healdsburg on Thursday was fully contained Friday evening, fire officials said.

The 13½-acre fire, which was first reported at ?1:35 p.m. Thursday, was mostly contained as of Friday morning, Cal Fire said.

The blaze burning in steep, grassy woodland terrain forced the evacuation of residents from about ?12 homes south of Madrona Knolls Road for several hours Thursday.

Personnel from Cal Fire, Healdsburg, Forestville, Dry Creek, Santa Rosa, Gold Ridge, Sebastopol, Kenwood, Cloverdale and Rincon Valley Fire Protection District responded to the blaze.

No homes were damaged in the fire, but a small shed may have burned, said Healdsburg Fire Chief Jason Boaz.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, Boaz said.

You can reach Hannah Beausang at 707-521-5214 or hannah.beausang@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @hannahbeausang.

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