San Andreas – On May 6th and 7th CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras
Unit will hold its second annual Mother Lode inmate fire crew readiness exercise. The two day event will be held at two
locations in the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit.
CAL FIRE crews will be required to perform skills at both locations
during the two day exercise. The media
is requested to attend the specified locations on the correlating dates for
logistical reasons.
DATE: May 6th
LOCATION: Baseline Conservation Camp
16809 New Peoria Flat
Road
Jamestown, CA 95327
TIME: 900
A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
EVENTS: Dozer
and helicopter safety. Fire engine
orientation and fire hose deployment.
Fire shelter deployment exercise.
DATE MAY
7th
LOCATION: New
Hogan Lake
Silver Rapids Road
X Hogan Dam Road
Valley Springs, CA
TIME: 8:30
A.M to 12:00 P.M
Events: Fire
line construction and crew hike
Due to fire activity the dates and times may change. An update Press Release will be distributed
on May 5th.
