LINCOLN, California (KOVR) — Residents in a Lincoln neighborhood are praising the quick response of firefighters after a brush fire forced them to evacuate on the Fourth of July, but many are now questioning why gates leading into the development were left open during the holiday.
The fire broke out Friday evening near Bickford Ranch Road and Sierra College Boulevard, burning on the edge of a Toll Brothers development and prompting evacuations on Poppy Hill and Lyles Lane.
“There’s gates, so you wonder why they’re not closed, especially on the Fourth of July when there’s people up here, empty streets, empty lots,” said one resident who was evacuated overnight…