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A U.S. Forest Service helicoptor flies to dump water on the Floriston Fire, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12.
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CalFire and U.S. Forest Service crews prepare for a two-and-a-half hour hike up treacherous terrain to fight the Floriston Fire at 3 p.m. Saturday. A Floriston resident was on hand to help with an ATV.
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A lightening strike 13 miles east of Truckee ignited the Floriston Fire at approximately 3 p.m. Saturday. The fire was contained within three hours.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. — A thunderstorm rumbled through the Truckee River Canyon at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon, with ensuing lightning igniting a blaze on a steep, rocky ridge near Floriston, about 13 miles east of Truckee.
It burned a quarter acre at most, according to Jeff Dowling, Forester I with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire), Truckee office.
“This was a typical lightning fire in the Truckee River Canyon,” said Dowling. “Frankly, I've lived here 35 years, and this is some of the most difficult terrain to access.”
The cooperative effort between CalFire and the U.S. Forest Service made the three-hour, 6:30 p.m. containment possible, Dowling said, adding that the precipitation and resulting 50 percent humidity helped.
The U.S. Forest Service sent in four smoke jumpers and four ground crew. CalFire sent in four line crew plus Dowling. It was a two-hour hike to reach the fire for most, but Dowling, familiar with the surrounding country, arrived within an hour and a half.
The crew spent Saturday night at the fire site, returning to Truckee at approximately 11 a.m. Sunday morning.
View additional photos at sierrasun.com/photos.
It burned a quarter acre at most, according to Jeff Dowling, Forester I with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire), Truckee office.
“This was a typical lightning fire in the Truckee River Canyon,” said Dowling. “Frankly, I've lived here 35 years, and this is some of the most difficult terrain to access.”
The cooperative effort between CalFire and the U.S. Forest Service made the three-hour, 6:30 p.m. containment possible, Dowling said, adding that the precipitation and resulting 50 percent humidity helped.
The U.S. Forest Service sent in four smoke jumpers and four ground crew. CalFire sent in four line crew plus Dowling. It was a two-hour hike to reach the fire for most, but Dowling, familiar with the surrounding country, arrived within an hour and a half.
The crew spent Saturday night at the fire site, returning to Truckee at approximately 11 a.m. Sunday morning.
View additional photos at sierrasun.com/photos.
