Berlant says the Soberanes Fire in the Los Padres National Forest is 60-percent contained, but still going strong, while the big fires in Lake and San Luis Obispo counties are 100-percent contained but not completely out.
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Containment on the 850 acre Saddle Fire in Butte County rose from 10 percent to 37 percent Tuesday, according to Cal Fire.
Evacuations warnings are in effect on Pentz Road from Malibu Drive to Canyon View Drive.
An evacuation shelter has been established at the Neighborhood Church, 2810 Notre Dame Blvd., in Chico.
People who need help with animal evacuations or sheltering should call the North Valley Animal Disaster Group at 916-895-0000.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Three structures have been destroyed and another 300 are threatened.
Crews applied a fire retardant to more than 200 wooden poles south of Paradise and west of Concow, where the Saddle Fire poses the greatest threat to PG&E facilities.
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Concown Road from Hwy 70 to and including Jordan Hill Road, Granite Ridge Rd. and Deadwood Rd. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire, reported that a total of five fires started on Pentz Road and rapidly grew in size.
