Posted by: Lea_Marie_C_Paar on 07/11/2014 02:52 PM
Updated by: Lea_Marie_C_Paar on 07/11/2014 02:52 PM
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Vehicle Fire Near Copperopolis on July 10th, 2014
Copperopolis, Ca....At approximately 2:30 on July 10th, 2014, on highway 4 near Copperopolis, vehicle was towing a camper trailer up the grade when it caught fire. 4 1/2 acres of vegetation burned when the vehicle pulled over to the side of the road....
July 10, 2014
14-CATCU 006370 CAL FIRE
CAL FIRE Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report
Fax #: 754-1959 or call 754-3831
Location (Town, street address, intersection, etc.)
HIGHWAY 4 AT CHRISTIAN GULCH, COPPEROPOLIS, CALAVERAS COUNTY
Time of call
1422 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:
COLUMBIA: AIR ATTACK: 460, COPTER 404, TANKER 82, 83
SAN ANDREAS: BATTALION CHIEF 4417, ENGINE 4461, 4471, 4476, PREVENTION 4425, 4422
ALTAVILLE: DOZER 4442, ENGINE 4472
MURPHYS: ENGINE 4452
COPPEROPOLIS: ENGINE 4462
HERMIT SPRINGS: ENGINE 4463
TWAIN HARTE: ENGINE 4465
GREEN SPRINGS ENGINE: 4468
BASELINE: HAND CREW 1, 2, 5
VALLECITO: HAND CREW 3
SONORA: TRAINING 4427
LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:
COPPEROPOLIS FIRE: BATTALION CHIEF 232, ENGINE 231, WATER TENDER 234
ALTAVILLE/MELONES FIRE: WATER TENDER 224
Injuries
NONE
Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)
VEHICLE
Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)
A VEHICLE WAS TOWING A CAMPER TRAILER UP THE GRADE WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. 4 ½ ACRES OF NEARBY BRUSH TYPE VEGETATION BURNED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
Time to extinguish
INCIDENT CLOSED 2030 HRS
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