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Update 3:30 p.m.:

The Bear Fire in California Valley reached 750 acres and was 15% contained by 3:30 p.m., according to a post by Cal Fire on X.

Update 2:26 p.m.:

First responders did not have plans to evacuate nearby residents as of about 2:26 p.m., according to discussion on the police scanner.

A power line was down near the fire, The Tribune overheard on the police scanner.

Update 2 p.m.:

The wildfire had reached 500 acres by 2 p.m., according to a post by Cal Fire on X.

Original story

A wildfire broke out in California Valley on Wednesday afternoon, quickly growing to 175 acres.

According to a post by Cal Fire on X, the Bear Fire started around 12:38 p.m. Initial reports were for a 5-acre vegetation fire with one structure threatened.

By 1:40 p.m., the fire had reached 175 acres with a “moderate to dangerous rate of spread.” According emergency scanner traffic, power lines were also down in the area.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.