Update 9:08p.m. Traffic near the fire on Highway 36 is still limited to one lane with a pilot car at this time.
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Update 7:20p.m. Susanville Interagency Fire Center has confirmed that the spread of the fire has been stopped at just over 40 acres.
Two of the five air tankers working the Dockery fire have been released.
Crews will be busy most of the night circling the fire with control lines. More precise mapping of the fire will also be done in the next few hours giving fire officials a better idea of the fire’s size.
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Update 7:05p.m. According to SIFC spokesperson Jeff Fontana the Dockery fire has grown to approximately 40 acres in size.
An air tanker works the Dockery fire in this video by Chris Mock
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Update 6:11p.m. According to spokesman Jeff Fontana at Susanville Interagency Fire Center dispatch the fire is at approximately 25 acres and fire crews are making good progress. An Advisory evacuation is still in place for Bear Pass, Cable Line Road and Whispering Pines Stables.
No structures have been lost according to Fontana.
Currently there are 17 engines, 4 dozers, 2 helitack and one air tanker working the fire. Crews from agencies as far south as Sierra Army Depot assisting with the ground attack.
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Update 5:42p.m. According to Lassen OES Chief Eric Ewing the fire is now at around 15 acres. Ewing said that the main goal at the moment is to keep the fire from burning into the Paiute Creek drainage west of Susanville Ranch Park.
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Update 5:24p.m. Air tankers are making repeated drops on the head of the fire. Multiple power lines which run through the fire are threatened at this time.
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Update 5:08p.m. Lassen OES Chief Eric Ewing places the fire at 5 to 10 acres with a moderate rate of spread. Air tankers are making drops on the fire. At this time only one-way controlled traffic is being allowed on the highway near the fire.
Advisory evacuations are in place for homes near the fire.
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Update 4:54p.m. Air tankers have arrived on-scene and are preparing to begin their drops on the fire.
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Update 4:46p.m. Additional resources have been ordered which include air tankers. Fire crews are asking that motorists avoid the area of the fire to allow access by equipment. Structure protection is being put in place.
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4:35p.m. Fire fighters are responding to a vegetation fire reportedly burning near Highway 36 west of Susanville near Dockery Lane.
According to scanner traffic the fire has burned around 3 acres with moderate rate of spread.
Traffic along the highway near the fire is being controlled by emergency responders.
Agencies responding to the incident include Lassen OES, Cal Fire, Susan River Fire, Janesville Fire and Lassen County Sheriff’s Department.
This is live coverage of a developing story. This post will be updated as new information arrives.
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