Fire officials field community questions about fire near Lake Berryessa

YOLO COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- All mandatory evacuations at the Wragg Fire burning near Lake Berryessa have been lifted. The fire, which began Wednesday, has burned 6,900 acres and is now 60 percent contained.[br /][br /]Residents had questions for fire officials at a town hall meeting.[br /][br /]The fire raged throughout the week, consuming hundreds of acres in just the first day. But now crews have a better handle on this fire.[br /][br /][b][url HREF="http://abc7ne.ws/1fnmBCj" TARGET="" REL=""]PHOTOS: Large fire burns south of Lake Berryessa[/url][/b][br /][post ID="873332" /][br /][br /]As of Sunday morning, 1,729 fire personnel, 133 fire engines, 43 fire crews, 13 helicopters, 24 bulldozers, and 13 water tenders have been dispatched to the fire, according to Cal Fire officials.[br /][br /]"The good news of the week is that there have been no injuries to citizens and the structure loss was very minimal, all of the residences are still standing," Winters Fire Chief Aaron McAlister said.[br /][Ads /][br /]McAlister told ABC7 News that crews are still cutting a containment line along the southern edge of the fire.[br /][twitter ID="624687894305771520" /][br /][br /]But all roads were reopened and residents were allowed to return home.[br /][br /]Fire trucks are still on the ground patrolling for hot spots. But now that all the evacuations are being cleared, a lot of the residents are going over lessons learned from this fire.[br /][br /]Fire team leaders held a briefing with members of the community, fielding a number of questions including concerns about drinking water, how evacuations could be carried out better and concerns about communications.[br /][br /][twitter ID="624687524133277702" /][br /][br /]When evacuations were called earlier this week, not everyone got the county's reverse 911 calls because that system doesn't recognize cell phone numbers.[br /][br /]One community member had a solution based on last year's fire here.[br /][br /]"We set up our own robo call system, it's a private one where we put money in an account. It's very inexpensive," Winters resident Kathy Gilpin said.[br /][br /]Another challenge was evacuating livestock and, again, lessons learned from last year's fire helped to get animals moved fast.[br /][br /]"I must have seen 50 trailers in like a two or three hour time span. It was amazing how everybody got together and I know that there were people moving cattle, too," Yolo County resident Susan Hassett said.[br /][br /]Fire team leaders are concerned about the rest of the fire season because landscape is parched from the ongoing drought.[br /][br /]That's why they repeated an important message to residents - create and maintain defensible spaces around homes.[br /][br /]If you see news where you live, tag your photos and videos on [url HREF="https://twitter.com/hashtag/abc7now" TARGET="" REL=""]Twitter[/url], [url HREF="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/abc7now/" TARGET="" REL=""]Instagram[/url], or [url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/abc7now" TARGET="" REL=""]Facebook[/url] with #abc7now.[/b][br /][br /][br /][i]The Associated Press contributed to this story.[/i][br /]