Cause of the #PonderosaFire has been identified as accidental by CAL FIRE Prevention Officers. They identified a subject who, while working on a vehicle with an impact wrench, caused sufficient friction to generate enough heat to cause the dry seasonal grasses to ignite. yubanet.com/regional-fir...
#PonderosaFire in Yuba County. 83 acres and 17% contained. Forward progress has been stopped. yubanet.com/regional-fir...
#PonderosaFire in Yuba County now at 40 acres, potential for several hundred acres. Evacuations and road closures in effect. yubanet.com/regional-fir...
Vegetation fire #PonderosaFire in Yuba County, mapped at 12 acres. Large resource request placed.
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#PonderosaFire seeing Tanker 89 in the mix now (Grass Valley).
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Tanker 122.
#PonderosaFire Tanker 122 enroute from McClellan. T100 also assigned from Grass Valley. Air Attack 230 is Ponderosa Air Attack.
I am concerned about the #PonderosaFire. The fire has already gone through 10 acres of timber at a βdangerous rate of spread,β with the fire spotting towards a ridge in #YubaCounty.
I miss Twitter for one reason and one reason only: following #fire activity through #hashtags #PonderosaFire
