Firefighter injured, evacuations ordered as wildfire explodes to 950 acres near Pleasanton
A wildfire in Alameda County, California, grew to over 1,000 acres, prompting evacuations and injuring one firefighter. Containment efforts have successfully stopped the fire's forward progress, and residents are beginning to return to their homes.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the ongoing risk of wildfires in California's suburban-wildland interface and the importance of defensible space for property protection.
ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- Fire crews worked through the night to contain the "Little Fire" after it burned more than 1,007 acres in the Pleasanton hills in Alameda County and prompted evacuation orders for nearby residents.
The fire sparked around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. As of Wednesday morning, some evacuation orders had been downgraded and forward progress has been stopped with 40% containment, according to CAL FIRE.
Near the Ruby Hill neighborhood, an evacuation order was reduced overnight from mandatory to advisory status. It had been the last major residential area under evacuation. Flames came within feet of some homes, according to reports from the scene.
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