Tuesday, 15 May 2007 01:05
Two Fires Keep Crews Busy Over Weekend
Fire 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.
