Prescribed burn sign
San Andreas, CA – Twelve acres will be set ablaze on Thursday (May 20) as part of a prescribed burn to reduce hazardous fuels around New Hogan Reservoir in the Valley Springs area of Calaveras County.
The CAL Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) will start igniting the grasses along the shore of the reservoir near the Observation Point area between 8 and 10 a.m. with the burn expected to last 2-4 hours. TCU officials detail the purpose of this burn is to provide training for firefighters while removing hazardous fuels at the Day Use recreation site on the lake. They add that control lines and the lake shoreline will be used to prevent the flames from spreading to areas outside the prescribed burn. Also, firefighters will remain on the scene until al
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) announced on Monday that it is transitioning out of fire season.
âRecent rains and cooler temperatures across the region have lowered the threat of wildfires, allowing Cal Fireâs TCU to transition out of fire season effective Monday, Dec. 28, at 8 a.m. within the State Responsibility Area of Tuolumne, Calaveras, Eastern Stanislaus and Eastern San Joaquin counties,â a press release from Cal Fire TCU reads.
County residents can now burn on permissive burn days without a permit from Cal Fire.
âAlthough Cal Fire burn permits are not required at this time, residents are urged to take appropriate precautions to prevent sparking a wildfire,â Cal Fire TCU Unit Chief Nick Casci said in the release. âIf residents choose to burn, it is their responsibility to maintain control of their fire.â