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Thursday, May 31, 2012

HWY 26 fire 50% contained


A 37 acre brush fire at Highway 26 cross of Paloma Road is now 50% contained.
Five engines, four hand crews, and two water tenders continue to work the incident.




May 30, 2012  Update: May 31, 2012
12-CATCU 004686                                     CAL FIRE    
Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report
Fax #: 754-1959 or call 754-3831



Location (Town, street address, intersection, etc.)

HIGHWAY 26, CROSS PALOMA ROAD, CALAVERAS COUNTY

Time of call

1810 HRS

Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)

VEGETATION

Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)

CDF UNITS RESPONDING:

SAN ANDREAS: BATTALION CHIEF 4409, 4417, DOZER 4442, UTILITY 4451, PREVENTION 4422
COLUMBIA: COPTER 404
VALLEY SPRINGS: ENGINE 4481
WEST POINT: ENGINE 4463
ALTAVILLE: ENGINE 4472
ESPERANZA: ENGINE 4473
MURPHYS: ENGINE 4452
COPPEROPOLIS: ENGINE 4462
ARNOLD: ENGINE 4464
STANDARD: BATTALION CHIEF 4420
SIERRA TRAINING CENTER: TRAINING 4427
VALLECITO: HAND CREW 1, 3, 4, 5
AMADOR-EL DORADO: DOZER 2744, ENGINE 2753, 2754, 2783
PINE GROVE: HAND CREW 1, 4

LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:

MOKELUMNE HILL FIRE: CHIEF 150, ENGINE 152, RESCUE 157, WATER TENDER 159
SAN ANDREAS FIRE: WATER TENDER

Injuries

NONE

Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)

UNDER INVESTIGATION

Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)

50 ACRES GRASS AND BRUSH VEGETATION 5/31/2012 Update: 37 ACRES GRASS BRUSH VEGETATION, 50% CONTAINED  ADJUSTED ACREAGE IS DUE TO ACTUAL MAPPING OF THE FIRE

Time to extinguish

INCIDENT REMAINS OPEN

Miscellaneous (pets rescued, traffic diverted, crowd problems, etc.)

CALAVERAS SO, CHP WERE ALSO ON SCENE

5/31/2012 Update:
TODAY THERE WILL BE FIVE ENGINES, FOUR HAND CREWS AND TWO WATER TENDERS WORKING THE INCIDENT.