Cold Fire - Winters, CA

The wildland west of Winters just can't seem to get a break. This afternoon around 4:30pm, a fire broke out east of Lake Beryessa, heading east, and by later this evening, northeast. As of early this evening, The Golden Bear community is under evacuation orders, and the fire has grown from 200 acres late this afternoon to 1,700 acres by 9:00pm this evening.

I drove down highway 128 and into to the Golden Bear community. Here are some of those shots.

Smoke from the Cold Fire blankets the hills off highway 128 in Winters, with flames becoming visible on a hilltop as the fire grows by the end of its first night to 1,700 acres. August 2nd, 2016.

Flames from the Cold Fire rise from the top of a hill off highway 128 in Winters, with smoke blanketing the landscape as the fire grows by the end of its first night to 1,700 acres. August 2nd, 2016.

A firetruck drives down highway 128 towards the entrance to the Golden Bear community. Winters, CA - August 2nd, 2016.

A helicopter and air tanker fly above a patch of flames from the Cold Fire off highway 128 in Winters, CA. August 2nd, 2016.

A helicopter circles above a patch of flames from the Cold Fire off highway 128 in Winters, CA. August 2nd, 2016.

Smoke from the Cold fire blankets hills in the Golden Bear community, as the wildfire grows rapidly on its first night to 1,700 acres. Winters, CA - August 2nd, 2016.

Firetrucks and other emergency vehicles disperse throughout the Golden Bear community as the Cold Fire rapidly grows on its first night. Winters, CA - August 2nd, 2016.

A Firefighter from a Shasta county unit sits in a firetruck on the side of county road 34 in the Golden Bear community awaiting orders as the Cold Fire rapidly grew on its first night. Winters, CA - August 2nd, 2016.

Firefighters working to battle the Cold Fire coordinate on county road 34 in the Golden Bear Community, which earlier in the day received evacuation orders. Winters, CA - August 2nd, 2016.

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