Firefighters are ready for this year’s fire season
Firefighters across Butte County and beyond are already preparing for this year’s fire season.
Posted: Apr 25, 2021 8:51 PM
Posted By: Carmela Karcher
Compared to when he first started, he has seen a lot of change.
But right now, firefighters are getting ready.
“We are going to get in peak staffing June 1st,” he said. “We are going to have a surge of 16 additional firefighters this year in the Cal Fire Butte Unit. That’s just for our fire engines. Additionally, we have four type one hand crews and with those hand crews, they are going to do their readiness drills in the middle of May.”
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Mobile home in Thermalito destroyed by fire
Cal Fire crews knocked down a structure fire in Thermalito Monday morning.
Posted: Feb 15, 2021 9:53 AM
Updated: Feb 15, 2021 2:38 PM
Posted By: Deb Anderaos
THERMALITO, Calif. – Cal Fire crews knocked down a structure fire in Thermalito Monday morning.
Cal Fire Butte Unit reported the fire around 9 a.m. on Feather Ave. and 12th Street in Thermalito, according to Butte Unit Cal Fire Captain, Jacob Gilliam.
When crews arrived on the scene, the mobile home was fully involved. Shortly after 9:40 a.m., it was knocked down.
Gilliam said the homeowner was not there during the fire. At this time, they do not know where the homeowner is.