Howarth Park fire 5-18-22 (Sonoma Sheriff)
A quarter-acre fire was quickly contained in Howarth Park. Yesterday afternoon, the Sheriff’s helicopter Henry-1 spotted the 50-foot by 100-foot vegetation fire in the park while flying routine air patrol. Firefighters from Santa Rosa and Cal Fire responded and the fire was contained in about an hour. Firefighters were staged in the area of neighboring homes as a precaution. No homes were damaged or threatened and no evacuations were made. An investigation into the cause of the fire is under way.