Posted by: thepinetree on 12/14/2014 11:33 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 12/14/2014 11:33 AM
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CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit Transitions Out of Fire Season
San Andreas, CA...Recent rains and cooler temperatures across the region have lowered the threat of wildfires allowing CAL FIRE’s Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) to transition out of fire season effective Monday, December 15th, 2014 at 8 a.m. in counties of Calaveras, Tuolumne, and the eastern portions of San Joaquin and Stanislaus that are within the State Responsibility Area...
“With the high fire danger this season it took effort on everyone’s part to protect the communities and resources within our area. We appreciate the work local residents completed to prepare and maintain defensible space around their property and homes,” remarked Unit Chief Josh White. “Also cooperative efforts by local, state and federal firefighters resulted in productive and safe initial attack responses” continued Chief White.
As drought conditions continue to have a hold on California, CAL FIRE is maintaining staffing that meets the current threat, as well as strategically moving resources to areas that remain at a higher threat level. CAL FIRE will also continue to monitor weather conditions closely and still has the ability to increase staffing should the weather conditions change or if there is a need to support wildfires in other areas of the State.
The 2014 fire season has been an extremely active year. Statewide CAL FIRE and firefighters from many local agencies battled over 5,500 wildfires within the State Responsibility Area that burned nearly 91,000 acres. This number is over 1,000 more wildfires this year than normal. In the TCU Unit, CAL FIRE responded to 241 wildfires that charred 1,624 acres.
Residents are urged to still take precautions outdoors in order to prevent sparking a wildfire. A leading cause of wildfires this time of year is from escaped landscape debris burning. Before you burn, ensure it’s a permissive burn day by contacting the local air pollution control district with jurisdiction over your area and then make sure you have any and all required burn permits. During burning make sure that piles of landscape debris are no larger than four feet in diameter, provide a 10 ft. clearance down to bare mineral soil around the burn pile and that a responsible adult is in attendance at all times with a water source and a shovel.
Calaveras County: 209/754-6600
Tuolumne County: 209/533-5598
San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties: 877/429-2876
For more ways to prevent sparking a wildfire visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org.
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