Here's a news article on the fire. If it's accurate, the fire was started by someone burning brush (without a permit, of course). Should this turn out to be true, I suspect the neighbors will be doing a bit of education on the culprit.
The fire was near Millar Ranch Road, which happens to be where some of my friends and co-workers live. One of them (Aaron B.) took these photos from his yard. In one you can see the fire plane dumping retardant; in the other you can see two fire planes flying by near his house. Yikes!
Click to enlarge these photos.
This map shows the approximate location of the fire.
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According to KPBS, police had 94 closed between Steele Canyon Road and the bridge just north of Steele Canyon High School. I drove through the area just after 2:00 pm, and it appeared the police were opening the road back up. KPBS reported that there was a “small brush fire” but gave no further details. I didn't see any fire personnel or aircraft, nor did I see any smoke (though it's a bit hazy today, so I might not have been able to see dispersed smoke).
Does anybody reading this know any more? Please leave comments if you do...
There definitely were a LOT of ground crews involved. I saw at least 3 fire engines head up here, a few sherrif cars, and many other fire/law enforcement vehicles.
ReplyDelete'twas a exciting (not in the good way) sight to wake up to.
How STUPID do you have to be? This is why all villages have an idiot I suppose...
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