Reporter firefighters call this a plumedriven fire meaning theyre fueling the burn. It falls down and spreads the fire in all kinds of directions. That creates all kinds of challenges. Reporter there was a bit of good news today. Firefighters say cooler temperatures and calmer winds slowed the spread of the fire. But at this point, thats little consolation. 60,000acre fire, with the conditions that it meets, those things only help but just a little bit. Reporter joining the effort today, the air force reserves. This morning deploying two c130s to our region joining more than a dozen other air tankers and helicopters, all to bolster thousands of firefighters on the ground who spent the last five days working for some progress. Reporter cal fire says in that new area where the fire jumped, there are some homes, though most of it is uninhabited land. However, there is a lot of really dry brush, fuel for those flames. Report live in lakeport ian cole nbc bay area news. Thank you, ian. Fire
KENDALLVILLE â A bid opening for Kendallvilleâs proposed solar field has been delayed two weeks as the city researches a potential legal snag with the project specifications.
The delay came after a Rochester-based solar company raised some issues with the cityâs bid specifications, leading to City Attorney Doug Atz to recommend a brief delay.
Kendallville had been hoping to open bids from contractors on the estimated $2.35 million project on Tuesday, then award bids in a special meeting on April 20 in order to get the project rolling as soon as possible.
Kendallville is hoping to build a 1-megawatt solar field on the former McCray Refrigerator factory site off Wayne Street, with the power generated going to reduce the utility costs from the next-door wastewater treatment plant.