Sacramento Fire Department fights large blaze at Florin Perkins public dump, officials say

The Sacramento Fire Department is fighting a three-alarm fire that started Sunday at a public dump near Rosemont.

Department spokesman Capt. Keith Wade said the fire started in piles of trash around 1 p.m. at the Florin Perkins Public Disposal Site just south of Jackson Road at Florin Perkins Road.

Fire officials added that a grass fire also sparked in the same area. Wade said the fast-moving winds whipped up embers that ignited in a nearby field. Crews were working to contain the fire to the facility so that it did not spread south into more grass fields.

“We have a potential for a very large grass fire,” Wade said.

The powerful winds were expected by National Weather Forecasters, who issued a red flag for the region that took effect Sunday morning. Forecasters say Northern California could see gusts up to 40 miles per hour.

This story was originally published May 2, 2021 at 2:03 PM.