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Tuesday, 15 May 2007 01:05

Two Fires Keep Crews Busy Over Weekend

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slide9Fire Crews were busy on Friday with both a grass and structure Fire. The first fire occurred at Carbondale and Maxwell Roads in the area. The initial call of a smoke check on two large burn piles came in to Camino Dispatch at 2:22pm. Local Fire crews responded in force with 13 engines, one dozer, 3 hand crews, and 3 water tankers. Upon arrival it was realized that the burn piles had spread due to a breeze and had carried embers which landed and created a series of spot fires.
CAL Fire, Ione Fire Department, Amador Fire Protection District, and trainees from the Ione Academy all fought to contain the fire to a limited space. According to Camino Dispatch the fire was contained to around 20 acres. Crews were on scene yesterday mopping up the hot spots. Crews got geared up again later that night when Cal Fire Dispatch received reports of a structure fire at 4230 Lake View Drive in the Camanche area of the Jackson Valley. There was very little information known about the circumstances of the fire, but we do know that 7 engines and crews from Jackson valley, Cal Fire, Amador Fire Protection District, and Ione Fire Department all responded to fight the blaze.
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