Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/12/2008 09:28 AM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/12/2008 09:28 AM
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Electrical Fire Reported on Saturday Afternoon
Murphys, CA....CAL Fire is reporting an electrical fire that occurred on Saturday May 10th at 56 Forest Meadows Drive in Forest Meadows. There were no injuries and the cause in undetermined. A PG&E electrical box was on fire, then spread into a small spot of vegetation. The full CAL Fire report is enclosed....
May 10, 2008
08-CATCU 004187 CAL FIRE
CDF Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report
56 FOREST MEADOWS DRIVE, CROSS 198 LUPINE LANE, FOREST MEADOWS, CALAVERAS COUNTY
Time of call
1442 HRS
Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)
ELECTRICAL
Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)
CDF UNITS RESPONDING:
MURPHYS: ENGINE 4452
ARNOLD: ENGINE 4464
LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:
EBBETTS PASS: BATTALION CHIEF 415, AMBULANCE 437, MEDIC ENGINE 435 & 437
Injuries
NONE
Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)
UNDETERMINED
Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)
PG&E ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOX WAS ON FIRE, SPREAD INTO A SMALL SPOT OF VEGETATION
Time to extinguish
INCIDENT CLOSED AT 1645 HRS
Miscellaneous (pets rescued, traffic diverted, crowd problems, etc.)
UNITS ON SCENE CONTROLLED TRAFFIC FOR A SHORT TIME. PG&E WAS NOTIFED.
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