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TCU Suspends Outdoor Burning |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 05/28/2014 05:04 PM
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San Andreas, CA...Monday, June 2, 2014 at 8:00 AM, the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will suspend outdoor burning within State Responsibility Areas of Tuolumne County, Calaveras County, Eastern Stanislaus County and Eastern San Joaquin County. These restrictions will remain in effect until further notice....
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Fire Update....Crews Responding To Grass Fire On Hwy 4 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/24/2014 12:41 PM
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Milton, CA....Crews are responding to a reported grass fire on Hwy 4 near Milton Road. It is a full wildland response so ground and air crews are heading to the incident. Typically we see grass fires growing in intensity and size on the western edge of the foothill as the moisture content drops. Once we get one of these that passes 100 acres or so fire season has commenced in earnest. Update as of 12:49pm...crews are reporting multiple small fires and a prevention unit has been sent.
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The Tuolumne Calaveras Unit Kicks Off The 2014 Fire Season Today |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/12/2014 04:37 PM
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San Andreas, CA....As of today, May 12th, The Tuolumne Calaveras Unit or TCU is ready to roll. The Columbia Air Attack Base is fully staffed with Helicopter 404 and the contract on Air Tankers typically 81 & 82 starts today. The actual pieces of equipment can change but our area typically will have one helicopter and two tankers assigned for the duration of the season. The stations are fully staffed and the 2014 Fire Season is officially underway. It marks an early start and with the extremely dry conditions it would behoove all of us to be extra, extra, extra careful this year. Just think, last year all it took was one escaped campfire in August and now from Sonora to Yosemite is several shades darker and without trees that will take decades if ever to return to their previous state....
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Fire Report...Escaped Debris Burn Near Mountain Ranch Blackens 1/8th Acre |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/02/2014 12:26 PM
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Mountain Ranch, CA....An escaped debris burn blackened 1/8 of an acre yesterday and Local and State crews working the fire. Helicopter 404 even had to make an appearance. The full report is enclosed and lets be careful out there.....
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March North Bald Mountain Fire Caused By Control Burn |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/01/2014 06:45 PM
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San Andreas, CA...Fire investigators have determined that the North Bald Mountain Fire was caused by an ember that blew out of a hazard reduction burn project conducted by state firefighters. The fire was investigated by representatives of the Tuolumne County District Attorney’s Office and the Tuolumne County Fire Department. On March 12, 2014, CAL FIRE dispatched resources to the 23000 Block of North Bald Mountain Road, in the Big Hill area of Tuolumne County. A structure in the area suffered fire damage along with approximately two acres of grass and brush-type vegetation....
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$100,000 Damage To Rail Road Flat Home In Structure Fire |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 04/28/2014 08:38 AM
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Rail Road Flat, CA....Central Calaveras Fire was assisted by West Point Fire, Mokelumne Hill Fire, San Andreas Fire and CalFire with a fire in a residence in the 800 block of Prussian Hill Rd in Railroad Flat. Central Fire Engine 122 arrived first on scene and found a single story residence full of smoke with relatives of the property owners, who were not home at the time of the fire, attempting to extinguish the fire. Firefighters entered the smoke filled house and located a bedroom and den well involved in fire. Firefighters were able to quickly control the blaze, but spent several hours tracking down and extinguishing areas where the fire had spread into the attic. Firefighters utilized a heat sensing thermal imaging camera, recently donated to the Central Calaveras Firefighter's Association, to ensure that the fire had been located and thoroughly extinguished...
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Burn Permits Required May 1, 2014 In TCU |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 04/25/2014 05:43 PM
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San Andreas, CA...On Thursday, May 1, 2014, the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ( CAL FIRE) will require burn permits for any outdoor burning within State Responsibility Areas of Tuolumne County, Calaveras County, Eastern Stanislaus County and Eastern San Joaquin County. Due to the exceptionally dry conditions, burning will be limited to the hours between 7:00 P.M. and 8:00 A.M.
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Multi-Agency Emergency Exercise April 12 in Valley Springs and Jenny Lind |
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Posted by: Andy_Johnson on 04/03/2014 02:43 PM
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Valley Spring, CA ...More than 100 volunteers and local emergency responders will take part in the third Annual Calaveras Emergency Exercise on Saturday, 12 April in the Valley Springs/Jenny Lind area. This exercise will test the preparedness and response of local, regional and state agencies should a real crisis occur that has the potential to overwhelm local emergency responders. The event, staged by the cooperative efforts of CALFIRE-TCU, Calaveras Consolidated Fire and Calaveras Office of Emergency Services, will focus on response plans for an actual disaster. One that would trigger a sudden influx of injured persons, media, concerned community members and test the compatibility of different public agencies (Sheriff, Fire, CHP) to not only work and communicate with each other but work and communicate with private and nongovernment organizations like the America Legion Ambulance, PG&E, Red Cross and the Calaveras Emergency Response Teams,
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Fire Update...Fire Damages Trailer in Tanwood & Structure Railroad Flat |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/12/2014 10:20 AM
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Avery, CA....Crews from EPFD worked an early morning trailer fire in the Tanwood Mobile Home park and there was also a fire in Rail Road Flat were a downed power line damaged a home. The winds have dropped some branches into lines in several locations in the region. PG&E is reporting over 700 customers still without power in the Rail Road Flat area...
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Fire Weather Watch in Effect |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/22/2014 10:12 AM
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| Sacramento, CA...The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch. Sigh...The details are enclosed.... |
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