Monday, 30 July 2007 06:42

Fires and An Arson All On Friday Afternoon

Friday afternoon Fire authorities were hopping from Jackson to Plymouth when two fires broke out within an hour of each other. The first fire was reported around 3:30 pm near Blue Sky Drive on Hwy 88 in between Ione and Jackson. Two air tankers, two helicopters and several engines from CalFire, Jackson and Jackson Valley Fire, as well as hand crews from the Pine Grove Camp, all responded to the incident. Hwy 88 was closed from Hwy 49 in Jackson and Sutter Creek to Hwy 104 in Ione while firefighters got the upper hand on the blaze. The highway reopened about 4:30 pm. The fire burned a total of 19 acres and had fire crews occupied until late into the night. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
slide13slide14 slide15slide16

 

As crews responded to this fire, a Calfire employee in route from the Amador County fairgrounds back to Camino headquarters watched as an 18 year old man set a fire along side hwy 49 near Bell Rd in Plymouth. The fire was contained by the crews and citizens to slightly large that a patch size. The Cal Fire Prevention unit on scene detained the man, later arresting him and transporting him to the Amador county Jail.