Strong Winds Drive Fire Near Placerville
A wind-driven wildfire has blackened nearly 50 acres north of Placerville, fire officials said Friday.
California Department of Forestry officials said two helicopters, seven fire engines and five hand crews responded to the fire, which was burning north of Mosquito Road in rural El Dorado County.
No structures were threatened, said Bill Ozment, fire information officer for the Amador-El Dorado ranger station.
“The wind’s a problem, but it’s wild land that’s burning,” Ozment said.
The fire was burning two miles from downtown Placerville, he said.
CDF had recommended a “no burn day” because of the high winds in the area, Ozment said.
The cause of the blaze is not yet known, he said.
Capt. Richard Kreg said the fire started at 1:30 p.m. in the American River Canyon north of Placerville. No homes had been damaged and there were no reported injuries, he said.
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