Because
they’re burning to the north and south of my location. I sure hope they’re
put out quickly. The winds to the south were wicked yesterday during the
lightening storm, I jdon’t know about the north, but likely the same. (:<)
Kathy
Lightning
on Saturday afternoon ignited approximately 20 fires on the west side of the Tahoe
National Forest. Fires are in remote inaccessible areas in Placer, Nevada, and
Sierra Counties and range in size from .1 acre to 50 acres.
In Placer
County, fires are located: north of the North Fork American River; near the
Foresthill Divide; along Mosquito Ridge Road, and in the Middle Fork American River
canyon. The Foresthill fire on Mosquito Ridge Road is at 50 acres, the
Government Springs fire is at 40 acres. 10 fires are confirmed on the
Foresthill Ranger District.
In Nevada
County, fires are located near Alpha Omega Overlook and Skillman Campground
along Highway 20, and in the Bowman Lake area.
In Sierra
County, fires are located north of Hwy 49 in the CalIda area and north of
Graniteville.
Some of
the fires have been contained. Crews worked on the fires all night. Local fire
departments, CAL FIRE and Forest Service crews are working
aggressively to contain these fires.
