2 Strike teams leave from Calaveras to RIM fire

2 Strike teams formed this morning at Copper Fire consisting of engines from Murphys, Central, Ebbetts Pass, Calaveras Consolidated, San Andreas, Copper, Moke Hill, West Point, and Angels to help with fire supression at the RIM fire just outside of Groveland.

Copper crew consists of Engineer Nick Maness, Engineer/Paramedic Matt Sowell and firefighter Eric Bavaro.

Strike team leaders are Chief Mullins from San Andreas and Chief Kovacs from Copper Fire.

In anticipation of heat related illnesses Paramedic Sowell packed extra IV bags.