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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/22/2014 07:04 AM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/22/2014 07:04 AM
Expires: 01/01/2019 12:00 AM
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Blue Fire 100% Contained....Lightning Struck Tree The Cause
Arnold, CA...Current Situation: The Blue Incident is 100% contained. 3 acres were burned. Crews will continue to patrol the fire for the next several days to make sure no hot spots are left. Cooperating Agencies: Ebbetts Pass Fire Department, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation...
Additional Information: A citizen riding their mountain bike near the intersection of Summit Level Road and Forest Road 7N08 observed the smoke and reported the fire to the CAL FIRE Emergency Command Center on Friday September 19, 2014. Responding units located the fire in the Swamp Creek Drainage area of Blue Mountain. Fire activity was minimal and the fire was burning in the forest understory. Investigators searching for clues into the cause of the fire located a lightning struck tree. There were no apparent signs of human activity in the area. It was later confirmed there had been lightning strikes in the Swamp Creek drainage earlier in the month.
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