If you walk or bike the Rodota Trail from Sebastopol this weekend, you’ll notice evidence of a recent fire. The area of blackened trees and burnt brush are just a couple hundred yards from the beginning of the trail at Petaluma Ave.

The fire happened in the afternoon on Wednesday August 19. The Sebastopol Fire Department responded to the one-acre fire around 2pm. They put out the fire in 50 minutes, according to their Facebook account. Behind this area, there are industrial buildings, which did not seem affected.