Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/11/2009 09:51 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 09/12/2009 07:45 AM
Expires: 01/01/2014 12:00 AM
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26 Acres of Vegetation Burned in Yesterdays Valley Springs Fire
Valley Springs, CA...We have received the official Press Release from CAL Fire on the Valley Springs vegetation fire that occurred yesterday afternoon. The release is enclosed....
September 10, 2009
Location (Town, street address, intersection, etc.)
800 BLOCK S PETERSBURG RD, VALLEY SPRINGS, CALAVERAS COUNTY
Time of call
1205 HRS
Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)
VEHICLE FIRE INTO VEGETATION
Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)
CAL FIRE UNITS RESPONDING:
COLUMBIA: AIR ATTACK 410, COPTER 902, TANKER 82, 83
ALTAVILLE: BATTALION CHIEF 4412, UTILITY 4432
AMADOR: DOZER 1642, ENGINE 2751, 2753, 2769, UTILITY 2734
LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:
FOOTHILL FIRE: CHIEF 140, 140A, ENGINE 145, RESCUE 141, WATER TENDER 149
SAN ANDREAS: WATER TENDER 168
Injuries
NONE
Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)
VEHICLE
Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)
1950 CJ3 HAD A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE SPREAD INTO 26 ACRES OF GRASS VEGETATION. ESTIMATED DOLLAR DAMAGE IS REPORTED AT $1,000 FOR THE VEHICLE AND $5,000 FOR THE VEGETATION.
Time to extinguish
INCIDENT CLOSED AT 1744 HRS
Miscellaneous (pets rescued, traffic diverted, crowd problems, etc.)
CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE NOTIFIED OF EVACUATIONS, CHP, CALAVERAS COUNTY WATER DISTRICT WERE ALSO NOTIFIED.
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