Pinecrest, CA… Due to extreme fire behavior on Sunday, the Donnell Fire jumped Highway 108 at Brightman Flat and forced fire crews to disengage from the fire’s intense edge, according to Lee Rickard, incident commander for the Central Coast Interagency Incident Management Team. The fire consumed numerous structures in the area of Dardanelle and Brightman Flat.

An assessment of the amount of loss cannot be conducted safely or accurately until daylight hours Aug. 6. Fortunately, the areas affected by the fire were evacuated early on Aug. 5, resulting in no known injuries or fatalities.