San Andreas, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will conduct a prescribed burn and training in Calaveras County on Tuesday, February 1,2022. The Fuel Reduction prescribed burn will be on top of the Bear Mountain Range near the Fowler Peak lookout just outside of Copperopolis. The primary purpose of the prescribed burn is to reduce brush in the housing community of Bar XX. The other purpose is to conduct an Aerial Ignition Training with the Helitorch utilizing the staff from the Columbia Air Attack Base.

The prescribed burn will reduce hazardous fuel loading within the project area, and smoke will be visible from Angels Camp, Highway 49 and Highway 4. Resources assigned to the VMP will consist of a helicopter, fire engines, and fire crews.

Burning will be conducted from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. contingent on weather conditions and Calaveras County Air Pollution Control approval.

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