Posted by: thepinetree on 07/30/2008 09:40 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 07/30/2008 09:41 AM
Expires: 01/01/2013 12:00 AM
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Fire Report for Yesterday's Hwy 4, Appaloosa - Pool Station Road Fire.
Copperopolis, CA...CAL-FIRE's Lisa Williams has just sent us the fire report on the DUI caused 78 acre grass & vegetation fire that dominated the afternoon news cycle and closed Hwy 4 for several hours. The Report is enclosed...
Location (Town, street address, intersection, etc.)
4852 HIGHWAY 4, NEAR 2 APPALOOSA ROAD, COPPEROPOLIS, CALAVERAS COUNTY
Time of call
1336 HRS
Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)
VEHICLE
Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)
CAL FIRE UNITS RESPONDING:
ALTAVILLE: BATTALION CHIEF 4412, DOZER 4442, ENGINE 4472
COLUMBIA: COPTER 406
VALLEY SPRINGS: ENGINE 4451
MURPHYS: ENGINE 4452
ARNOLD: ENGINE 4454, 4460
MONO VILLAGE: ENGINE 4458
SAN ANDREAS: ENGINE 4461, PREVENTION 4425, UTITLITY 4451
VALLECITO: HAND CREW 3
SONORA: PREVENTION 4421
LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:
MOKELUMNE HILL FIRE: CHIEF 150
COPPEROPOLIS FIRE: CHIEF 230, ENGINE 231, UTITLITY 231
SAN ANDREAS FIRE: ENGINE 163, WATER TENDER 168
ANGLES CITY FIRE: ENGINE 212
MURPHYS FIRE: ENGINE 243, WATER TENDER 241
WEST POIT FIRE: ENGINE 313
EBBETTS PASS FIRE: ENGINE 431
SONORA FPD: ENGINE 593
ALTAVILLE/MELONES: WATER TENDER 224
Injuries
NONE
Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)
VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)
UNKNOW TYPE OF VEHICLE BURNED AND EXTENDED INTO 78 ACRES OF GRASS VEGETATION. ESTIMATED DOLLAR DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.
Time to extinguish
JULY 29TH: FIRE WAS CONTAINED AT 1539 HRS
JULY 30TH: 2 ENGINES AND 3 HAND CREWS REMAIN ON SCENE
Miscellaneous (pets rescued, traffic diverted, crowd problems, etc.)
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL RESPONDED. HIGHWAY 4 WAS CLOSED BETWEEN POOL STATION AND APPALOOSA ROADS UNTIL 5PM JULY 29TH
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