# Winters Fire

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2017 wildfire in Northern California

Winters Fire Part of the 2017 California wildfires Date(s) July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06) – July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12) Location Vaca Mountains, Yolo County, California Coordinates 38°29′43″N 122°01′30″W / 38.49521°N 122.0251°W / 38.49521; -122.0251 Statistics[1][2] Burned area 2,269 acres (918 ha) Ignition Cause Under investigation Map Location in California

The **Winters Fire** was a [wildfire](/source/Wildfire) that started on Thursday, July 6, 2017 in the [Vaca Mountains](/source/Vaca_Mountains), near [Lake Berryessa](/source/Lake_Berryessa) west of the city of [Winters](/source/Winters%2C_California), in [Yolo County](/source/Yolo_County%2C_California), northern California. The fire was named the Winters incident due to its proximity to the city.

## Progression

On Thursday, July 7, at around 12:45 p.m. a fire was reported burning in the area of Pleasant View Road, three miles southwest of the town of Winters.[3] Soon dubbed the Winters Fire, the blaze was initially reported 30 acres in size with a moderate rate of spread.[4] [Highway 128](/source/California_State_Route_128) was soon shut down as the fire burned north, away from the highway.[5] By that afternoon, mandatory evacuations were ordered for Pleasant View Road and Positas Rd near [Highway 128](/source/California_State_Route_21) and Golden Bear Estates as the fire ballooned to 500 acres.[5] As of 6 p.m., that evening, the fire had burned upwards of 1,000 acres as more than 500 fire personnel were on scene fighting the incident, putting containment at 15 percent.[6][7]

The Winters Fire burned within the same perimeter of the [Cold Fire](/source/Cold_Fire_(wildfire)) of August 2016, as well as other previous brushfires such as the 2015 [Wragg Fire](/source/Wragg_Fire) and 2014 [Monticello Fire](/source/Monticello_Fire).[7] Winters City Manager John Donlevy stated that this was now the fourth year in row where a major wildfire had burned in virtually exactly the same area.[8]

By Friday morning, July 7, the fire had consumed 1,800 acres however by 2 p.m. the mandatory evacuations for Positas Road and Golden Bear Estates had been lifted.[3] The fire's acreage was reported at 1,931 acres (781 ha) due to better mapping of the fire area. The fire was fully contained on July 12 after consuming 2,269 acres.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CALFIRE_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CALFIRE_1-1) ["Winters Fire"](http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/1626). *Incident Information*. Cal Fire. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NVR1_2-0)** ["Yolo County wildfire burns 1,932 acres, Highway 128 remains closed"](https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/yolo-county-wildfire-burns-acres-highway-remains-closed/article_32050e09-0c0b-5995-8bea-8944c9c3278d.html). *Napa Valley Register*. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SacBee_Winters_Fire_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SacBee_Winters_Fire_3-1) Lindelof, Bill. ["Winters Fire evacuations lifted as crews battle wind, steep terrain"](https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article160070779.html). *[The Sacrament Bee](/source/The_Sacramento_Bee)*. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CALFIRE_TWEET_1_4-0)** ["Firefighters are battling..."](https://twitter.com/CAL_FIRE/status/883072863292407808) *[CAL FIRE TWITTER](/source/CALFIRE)*. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOX40_Evac_Ordered_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOX40_Evac_Ordered_5-1) Comstock, Nicole. ["Evacuations Ordered for Grass Fire Near Winters"](http://fox40.com/2017/07/06/evacuations-ordered-for-grass-fire-near-winters/). *[FOX 40 News](/source/KTXL)*. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CBS_Sacramento_Spreads_Rapidly_6-0)** Bollea, Drew (July 6, 2017). ["Winters Fire Spreads Rapidly, Puts Yolo County Homeowners On Edge"](http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/07/06/winters-fire-yolo-county/). *[CBS Sacramento](/source/KOVR)*. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SacBee_Grows_to_1,000_acres_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SacBee_Grows_to_1,000_acres_7-1) Locke, Cathy. ["Winters Fire grows to 1,000 acres, prompts evacuations"](https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article159983929.html). *[The Sacrament Bee](/source/The_Sacramento_Bee)*. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Daily_Demo_Forces_Evacuations_8-0)** Dowling, Sarah (October 23, 2009). ["Winters fire forces evacuations, road closures"](http://www.dailydemocrat.com/article/NI/20170707/NEWS/170709914). *[Daily Democrat](/source/Daily_Democrat)*. California, United States. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

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