Update: Fire Crews And Columbia Aircraft Heading To Calaveras County Blaze
Update at 3 p.m.: CAL Fire spokesperson Lindy Shoff reports fire crews have stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire in the Clements area of San Joaquin County. She details the fire is around 25 acres in size and that the Columbia tankers have been called off the scene, but helicopter 404 remains.
The flames broke out just before 2 p.m. in some grass along Acampo Road near North Johnson Road, south of Highway 12. No structures were threatened and no injuries have been reported. Shoff relays crews will remain on the scene working towards full containment and mopping up for the next couple of hours. What sparked the blaze has not yet been determined.
Update at 2:35 p.m.: CAL Fire ground crews and aircraft are continuing to work a vegetation fire that is burning in some grass along Acampo Road near North Johnson Road, south of Highway 12 in the Clements area of San Joaquin County.
CAL Fire spokesperson Lindy Shoff reports that the fire has grown to 20 to 30 acres and is moving at a moderate rate of spread. She added that crews are making good progress and no structures are threatened at this time.
Update a 2:15 p.m.: Columbia aircraft and ground crews are battling a vegetation fire that is burning in some grass along Acampo Road near North Johnson Road, south of Highway 12 in the Clements area of San Joaquin County.
CAL Fire spokesperson Lindy Shoff reports that the fire has grown from 3 acres to 15 and is moving at a moderate rate of spread. She says there is no word as to whether any structures are threatened at this time. We’ll have an update when more details come into the newsroom.
Original post at 2 p.m.: Clements, CA — All Columbia aircraft along with fire crews are heading to a vegetation fire in the Clements area of San Joaquin County.
The flames broke out in some grass along Acampo Road near North Johnson Road, south of Highway 12. CAL Fire spokesperson Lindy Shoff details that the fire is two to three acres in size and moving at a moderate rate of spread. Further updates will be provided as soon as new information comes into the newsroom.
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