Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 07/07/2008 11:47 PM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 07/08/2008 12:33 AM
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CAL Fire Reports Six Fires in Calaveras County Over Holiday Weekend
Calaveras County, CA....CAL Fire reported six fires in Calaveras County over the 4th of July weekend. The first occurred on July 5th at 415 Sandy Gulch Road in Wilseyville. 1/2 acre of grass vegetation burned due to electrical power lines. No injuries reported. The 2nd occurred on July 5th at 7858 Mountain Ranch Road in Mountain Ranch. Cause of fire was Arson, Fireworks. A 20' spot of vegetation was burned. No injuries reported. The third took place on July 5th at 8434 Hwy 49 and Campo Seco Turnpike in Mokelumne Hill. This fire was also caused by Arson, fireworks. 100 feet of vegetation was burned from fireworks. No injuries. There was a 6.7 acre grass fire that occurred on July 6th at 6400 Hwy 4 and Telegraph Court in Copperopolis. Cause of fire is undetermined. The largest fire of the weekend took place at Hwy 12 and Evans Road in Valley Springs on July 6th which burned 76 acres of vegetation. One firefighter suffered heat exhaustion. The cause is under investigation. The incident remains open and mop up continues throughout July 7th. The last was a fire that occurred on July 6th at 5770 Hwy 49 in Mokelumne Hill. This was two fires that burned vegetation for a total of 3 acres. Cause is under investigation. CAL Fire reports are enclosed....
 
July 5, 2008
08-CATCU 006214 CAL FIRE
CDF Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report
415 SANDY GULCH ROAD, WILSEYVILLE, CALAVERAS COUNTY
Time of call
0525 HRS
Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)
VEGETATION
Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)
CAL FIRE UNITS RESPONDING:
ALTAVILLE: BATTALION CHIEF 4412
ESPERANZA: ENGINE 4457
SAN ANDREAS: ENGINE 4458, UTILITY 4409
WEST POINT: ENGINE 4483, UTILITY 4453
STANDARD: PREVENTION 4422
AMADOR/EL DORADO UNIT: ENGINE 2753
LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:
WEST POINT FIRE: ENGINE 313, WATER TENDER 311
Injuries
NONE
Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)
ELECTRICAL POWER LINES
Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)
½ ACRE OF GRASS VEGETATION BURNED DUE TO ELECTRICAL POWER LINES
Time to extinguish
INCIDENT CLOSED AT 1446 HRS
Miscellaneous (pets rescued, traffic diverted, crowd problems, etc.)
PG&E WAS NOTIFIED
July 5, 2008
08-CATCU 006254 CAL FIRE
CDF Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report
7858 MOUNTAIN RANCH ROAD, MOUNTAIN RANCH, CALAVERAS COUNTY
Time of call
2320 HRS
Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)
VEGETATION
Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)
CAL FIRE UNITS RESPONDING:
SAN ANDREAS: ENGINE 4458
LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:
CENTRAL FIRE: ENGINE 123
Injuries
NONE
Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)
ARSON, FIREWORKS
Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)
20’ SPOT OF VEGETATION WAS BURNED BY FIREWORKS. NO DOLLAR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.
Time to extinguish
INCIDENT CLOSED AT 0003 HRS ON JULY 6, 2008
Miscellaneous (pets rescued, traffic diverted, crowd problems, etc.)
July 5, 2008
08-CATCU 006256 CAL FIRE
CDF Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report
8434 HIGHWAY 49, CROSS CAMPO SECO TURNPIKE, MOKELUMNE HILL, CALAVERAS COUNTY
Time of call
2348 HRS
Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)
VEGETATION
Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)
CAL FIRE UNITS RESPONDING:
STANDARD: BATTALION CHIEF 4420, ENGINE 4458
LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:
MOKELUMNE HILL FIRE: ENGINE 151, 152, RESCUE 157
Injuries
NONE
Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)
ARSON/FIREWORKS
Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)
100 FOOT SPOT OF VEGETATION BURNED FROM FIREWORKS. NO DOLLAR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.
Time to extinguish
INCIDENT CLOSED AT 0109 HOURS JULY 6, 2008
Miscellaneous (pets rescued, traffic diverted, crowd problems, etc.)
July 6, 2008
08-CATCU 006267 CAL FIRE
CDF Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report
6400 HIGHWAY 4, CROSS TELEGRAPH COURT, COPPEROPOLIS, CALAVERAS COUNTY
Time of call
1036 HRS
Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)
VEGETATION
Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)
CAL FIRE UNITS RESPONDING:
BASELINE: ADMINISTRATIVE 4457
COLUMBIA: AIR TACTICAL 440, COPTER 404
ALTAVILLE: BATTALION CHIEF 4412, ENGINE 4466
MURPHYS: ENGINE 4457
COPPEROPOLIS: ENGINE 4462
TUOLUMNE COUNTY: FIRE FIGHTERS HAND CREW 1, 2
STANDARD: PREVENTION 4421
LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:
COPPEROPOLIS FIRE: ENGINE 231, 237, SUPPLY 235
ALTAVILLE/MELONES: WATER TENDER 224
Injuries
NONE
Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)
UNDETERMINED
Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)
6.7 ACRES OF GRASS VEGETATION BURNED. NO DOLLAR DAMAGE REPORTED.
Time to extinguish
FIRE CONTAINED AT 1104, INCIDENT CLOSED AT 1459
Miscellaneous (pets rescued, traffic diverted, crowd problems, etc.)
July 6, 2008
08-CATCU 006273 CAL FIRE
CDF Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report
HIGHWAY 12 AND EVANS ROAD, VALLEY SPRINGS, CALAVERAS COUNTY
Time of call
1333 HRS
Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)
VEGETATION
Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)
CAL FIRE UNITS RESPONDING:
SAN ANDREAS: BATTALION CHIEF 4402
ALTAVILLE: BATTALION CHIEF 4412, DOZER 4442
STANDARD: BATTALION CHIEF 4420
COLUMBIA: AIR TACTICAL 440, COPTER 404, TANKER 80, 81
BASELINE: HAND CREW 1
SIERRA: HAND CREW 3
TUOLUMNE COUNTY: FIRE FIGHTER HAND CREW 1, 2
VALLECITO: HAND CREW 3
WEST POINT: UTILITY 4453
CAL FIRE ACADEMY: ENGINE 5561, 5563, 5565, 5567, 5575
AMADOR/EL DORADO: ENGINE 2769
ONE OUT OF STATE STRIKE TEAM
LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:
FOOTHILL FIRE: BATTALION CHIEF 140, CHIEF 140, ENGINE 145, 146, 147, WATER TENDER 149
JENNY LIND: WATER TENDER 119
Injuries
ONE FOOTHILL FIRE FIGHTER SUFFERED HEAT EXHAUSTION
Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)
UNDER INVESTIGATION
Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)
74 ACRES OF VEGETATION BURNED. NO DOLLAR DAMAGED HAS BEEN REPORTED.
Time to extinguish
INCIDENT REMAINS OPEN AND MOP UP CONTINUES THROUGH OUT JULY 7TH.
Miscellaneous (pets rescued, traffic diverted, crowd problems, etc.)
July 6, 2008
08-CATCU 006280 CAL FIRE
CDF Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report
5770 HIGHWAY 49, MOKELUMNE HILL, CALAVERAS COUNTY
Time of call
1520 HRS
Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)
VEGETATION
Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)
CAL FIRE UNITS RESPONDING:
COLUMBIA: AIR TACTICAL 440, COPTER 404, TANKER 80, 81
SAN ANDREAS: BATTALION CHIEF 4402
ALTAVILLE: BATTALION CHIEF 4412
STANDARD: BATTALION CHIEF 4420, PREVENTION 4421
COPPEROPOLIS: ENGINE 4462
TWAIN HARTE: ENGINE 4465
WEST POINT: UTILITY 4453
ARNOLD: UTILTIY 4454
VALLECITO: HAND CREW 3
AMADOR/EL DORADO: DOZER 2744
CAL FIRE ACADEMY: ENGINE 5561, 5563, 5565, 5567, 5575
LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:
SAN ANDREAS FIRE: CHIEF 160, ENGINE 167, WATER TENDER 168
FOOTHILL FIRE: ENGINE 147
MOKELUMNE HILL FIRE: ENGINE 151, WATER TENDER 159
Injuries
NONE
Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)
UNDER INVESTIGATION
Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)
2 FIRES BURNED VEGETATION FOR A TOTAL OF 3 ACRES. NO DOLLAR DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED.
Time to extinguish
INCIDENT REMAINS OPEN, MOP UP WILL CONTINUE JULY 7TH
Miscellaneous (pets rescued, traffic diverted, crowd problems, etc.)
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