East Fork firefighters got a line around a 1-acre brush fire below the Ascuaga ponds along Jacks Valley Road on Wednesday afternoon.
Forward progress on the fire was stopped at 3:55 p.m., according to personnel on scene.
The fire was reported at 3:41 p.m., according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch.
Jacks Valley Road was closed by Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies on either side of the fire.
A larger wildfire threatened homes above Jacks Valley Road about a mile south of Wednesday’s fire on July 9.
