Pacheco Fire In Calaveras County Burns Several Hundred Acres
CALAVERAS COUNTY (CBS13) - The latest on a fire burning in Calaveras County south of Valley Springs:
6:01 p.m.
#PachecoFire [update] off of Lanford Pacheco Rd, south of Valley Springs (Calaveras County) is now 350 acres.
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) July 13, 2016
5 p.m. The fire is moving down through the valley. Firefighters are drowning the fire and appear to have it under control. There are three cabins in the valley, but no structures have been evacuated.
4:35 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a map of the fires burning in Calaveras County.
Here's a map of #PachecoFire and #StagecoachFire from @CAL_FIRE https://t.co/eNbDe248pf pic.twitter.com/4ksPbBNvmo
— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) July 12, 2016
3:50 p.m.
Here's the latest on #PachecoFire resources | 25 engines | 4 dozers | 8 hand crews | 4 air tankers | 3 helicopters | 3 water tenders
— Drew Bollea (@Drew_WCCB) July 12, 2016
2:55 p.m.
The fire has grown to 230 acres, Cal Fire reports. It is beginning to spot over the line, firefighters report.
#PachecoFire [update] S of Valley Springs (Calaveras Co) is now 230 acres. Photo credit: Aracelli Keates pic.twitter.com/UYNZi4r4ZZ
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) July 12, 2016
2:08 p.m.
Crews are battling a quickly-growing wildfire in Calaveras County.
The fire is off of Landford Pacheco Road, south of Valley Springs. It was first reported early Tuesday afternoon.
Cal Fire says there are no evacuations and nothing is threatened at the moment.
#PachecoFire [update] off Lanford Pacheco Rd, south of Valley Springs (Calaveras County) is now 120 acres. pic.twitter.com/oPAJZXSdgs
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) July 12, 2016
The fire has grown to 120 acres as of just after 2 p.m. Tuesday.