Thursday, October 17, 2013

Crews make quick work of vegetation fire Stallion Way



Location (Town, street address, intersection, etc.)

3300 BLOCK STALLION WAY, BETWEEN ANGELS CAMP AND COPPEROPOLIS, CALAVERAS COUNTY

Time of call

1207 HRS

Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)

VEGETATION

Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)

CAL FIRE UNITS RESPONDING:

COLUMBIA: AIR ATTACK 440, COPTER 404, TANKER 82, 83
ARNOLD: BATTALION CHIEF 4414
SAN ANDREAS: BATTALION CHIEF 4417, ENGINE 4471
MURPHYS: ENGINE 4452
SKULL CREEK: ENGINE 4454
COPPEROPOLIS: ENGINE 4462
VALLECITO: HAND CREW 1, 4

LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:

COPPEROPOLIS FIRE: BATTALION CHIEF 232

Injuries

NONE

Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)

EQUIPMENT USE

Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)

A WORKER WAS GRINDING SUPPORTS FOR A RADIO TOWER WHICH SPARKED A ½ ACRE FIRE IN BRUSH VEGETATION.

Time to extinguish

INCIDENT CLOSED 1459 HRS