Small Fire Contained Near Scotts Flat Lake
Small Fire Contained Near Scotts Flat Lake
A small fire near Scotts Flat Reservoir has been contained quickly on the ground, after initially being spotted from the air. CalFire Communications Operator Mark Zayas says a plane was returning to the Grass Valley Air Attack Base when…
A small fire near Scotts Flat Reservoir has been contained quickly on the ground, after initially being spotted from the air. CalFire Communications Operator Mark Zayas says a plane was returning to the Grass Valley Air Attack Base when smoke was seen by the pilot…
The fire was spotted about a mile off of Highway 20 on Casci Ranch Road around 1:30pm (Tuesday). Crews were able to contain the blaze at a quarter of an acre. Zayas says it’s not unusual around here that fires are first spotted from the air…
Zayas says no structures were threatened. The Truckee incident that Zayas referred to was a structure fire off of Donner Pass Road. That blaze was contained before spreading to any wildland.
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