VPD has hands full tackling Glass Fire
The Vallejo Fire Department continued to make strides with putting out the Glass Fire over the weekend and on Monday, as the blaze reached 30 percent containment on Monday afternoon.
Five firefighters from VFD continued to help at the scene with the blaze, which has burned over 65,580 acres in Napa and Sonoma counties during the last week. The toughest day was Thursday and Saturday, according to Vallejo firefighter and spokesperson, Kevin Brown.
“On Thursday, we defended homes along Bell Canyon Road in Angwin. The area there is very dense with vegetation, making our defensive hand lines very difficult to install,” Brown said.
“On Saturday, we worked all day to clean up small fires around homes and wineries,” Brown continued. “Temperatures rose higher than expected and the winds were gustier than expected. Then, when the fire intensity picked up, the decision was made to fire out along Highway 128. We put the fire down along the south side of that highway, ahead of the main fire. We burned out the vegetation ahead of the main fire, which helped prevent the main fire from potentially jump that highway. So, a long day of work was followed by an even longer night of hiking steep terrain while lighting strategic fires ahead of the main fire.”
Brown said that the terrain has been mixed when trying to put out the fires.
“Some of the terrain has been very easy to work in. The local roadways have allowed for access to most areas” Brown said. “There are however, certain areas that are very difficult to access.”