BONNY DOON, Calif. (KCBS) -- Cal Fire investigators are looking for a man they call a person of interest concerning the Martin Fire, which has burned 520 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains since Wednesday.
A composite sketch of the man was released Saturday afternoon, but fire officials would not say why they are searching for this individual, Cal Fire spokesman Bill Peters said.
Anyone who may recognize the person of interest is asked to call the Cal Fire Arson Hotline at (800) 468-4408.
The Martin Fire near Bonny Doon is 95 percent contained, with full containment expected by Monday evening.
All of the evacuees are now back home. Eleven structures were destroyed, three of them were houses.
There was one injury reported.
KCBS' Matt Bigler reports
Meanwhile, more than three weeks after the Summit Fire ripped through 35 homes and 4,200 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains, that blaze has been declared under control.
"We've watched it for a few days," Cal Fire Battalion Chief Paul Van Gerwen said.
The fire, which broke out May 22 east of Corralitos and west of Morgan Hill, was officially called under control at 8 a.m. today, according to Van Gerwen.
An engine patrol will continue to monitor the area as a precaution and there will be occasional flyovers to detect areas of heat using infrared technology.
"It might detect one or two (hotspots) but they're very interior in the fire's perimeter and we're confident it won't pose a threat at all," Van Gerwen said.
The fire, which was contained May 27, destroyed more than 60 outbuildings in addition to the 35 residences.
Los Padres National Forest Fire
That fire burning in the Los Padres National Forest in Monterey County for the past week has now consumed more than 33-thousand acres and is 30 percent contained.
The Indian Fire, as it's called, started on June eighth. It's burning in the Ventana Wilderness, about 14 miles west of King City.
Investigators believe the fire may have started from an escaped campfire.
While no homes have been destroyed, cabins in the Santa Lucia Tract, and six homes on private land at the north edge of Fort Hunter Ligget remain evacuated.
Steep terrain, limited access, heavy fuels and dry, gusty winds are making the fight against the fire difficult .
Eight firefighters have been injured battling the blaze.
The total cost for fighting the fire so far has soared to 8.3 million dollars.
There is no estimated time when the fire will be fully contained.
Butte County Fire
And firefighters have a blaze burning in the Butte County town of Paradice 90 percent contained.
After destroying at least 74 homes and consuming some 36 square miles, officials say they hope to have the Humboldt Fire contained by this evening.
Power has also been restored to the community following a major outage that left about 18-thousand PG&E customers in the dark yesterday afternoon.
A utility spokes person says the outage was caused when fire-damaged power lines went down.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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BONNY DOON, Calif. (KCBS) -- Cal Fire investigators are looking for a man they call a person of interest concerning the Martin Fire, which has burned 520 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains since Wednesday.
That fire burning in the Los Padres National Forest in Monterey County for the past week has now consumed more than 33-thousand acres and is 30 percent contained.
And firefighters have a blaze burning in the Butte County town of Paradice 90 percent contained.
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