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Well fire season is upon us again just ten miles to the northeast at Lake Berryessa. 4700 acres burned: fortunately no structures are consumed...yet, but some residential evacuations and lakeside campgrounds have been ordered evacuated. This one, dubbed the 'Cold Fire' is 15% contained with steep terrain, bone dry and winds. In the air and double shot...good to have lake at hand for the copter buckets.> An army of roughly 700 firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and many other agencies attacked the flames with 86 engines, eight helicopters, six air tankers, five water trucks and nine bulldozers. Just a tad further North at Lake conty The Rocky Fire has consumed 27,000 acres and 24 homes as of 8/2; About 6,300 structures continued to be threatened while 12,000 people were impacted by mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders. 5% containment at this posting.