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EDEN BENCH â They were given the notice to evacuate within an hour of the Elbow Creek Fire starting. Yet Dick and Shirley Hone saw their home spared despite the blaze s quick-burning nature when it started the afternoon of Thursday, July 15, and almost immediately started moving east. They saved, I think, basically every structure, Shirley Hone told the Chieftain during an interview Wednesday, July 21. The Hones own the last home on Eden Bench, closest to Elbow Creek, Shirley Hone said. I think within two hours, it was burning hard right below our house, she said. The couple heeded evacuation notices and were out of their home by about 6 p.m., she said. Other family members stayed overnight at the home to watch the place. ....
Nathan Howard Originally published on July 22, 2021 5:44 pm As the nation’s largest wildfire neared 400,000 acres burned on Thursday, nine firefighters assigned to the blaze tested positive for COVID-19. That’s prompted state health officials to work with incident management teams to set up quarantine areas away from fire camps, though officials also noted that they had already taken steps to minimize transmission risk after developing pandemic response plans during last year’s wildfire season. “This fire season has been slightly different due to the broad availability of vaccines and the prioritization of structural and wildland firefighting resources for vaccination in the spring,” incident managers wrote in a statement announcing the outbreak. “However, many of last year’s COVID-19 exposure mitigation measures are still in use at fire camps statewide.” ....