Vallecito, CA…Firefighters continued to construct and reinforce control lines. Mop-up efforts will continue through the evening. Fire suppression repair continues around the fire perimeter in affected areas.

Airola Fire Overview

700 Acres
60%
Contained

1 County
Calaveras

Last Updated 08/28/21 7:01 PM
Date Started 08/25/21 2:55 PM

Location Information Parrotts Ferry Rd and Airola Rd, west of Columbia
Lat/Long [38.038795, -120.454797]

Administrative Unit CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit
Cause Unknown

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Status Updates
Current Situation:

Firefighters continued to construct and reinforce control lines. Mop-up efforts will continue through the evening. Fire suppression repair continues around the fire perimeter in affected areas.

Contact Information
Information Line
(209) 754-5527

Agency Information
Cooperating Agencies: California Highway Patrol, Calaveras County Sheriff’s, Calaveras County OES, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Conservation Corps

Resources Assigned
CAL FIRE owns and operates over 3,000 fire and emergency response and resource protection vehicles. In support of its ground forces, the CAL FIRE emergency response air program includes 23 Grumman S-2T 1,200 gallon airtankers, 12 UH-1H Super Huey helicopters, and 16 OV-10A airtactical. From 13 air attack and 10 helitack bases located statewide, aircraft can reach most fires within 20 minutes.

10 Engines
4 Dozers
3 Water Tenders
345 Personnel
5 Crews

Source = CAL Fire