Paloma, CA…From Calaveras Consolidated….”Calaveras Consolidated firefighters, Mokelumne Hill and CalFire, responded to a fully involved abandoned structure in Paloma on Messinger Flat Road at 2:30 am. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There were no injuries to any civilians or firefighters.”

About Calaveras Consolidated…

The Calaveras Consolidated Fire Protection District (Cal-Co Fire) was formed on July 1, 2013 through a Joint Power Agreement between Jenny Lind and Foothill Fire Protection Districts. Cal-Co Fire covers roughly a 163 square mile area in the western portion of Calaveras County serving the communities of Valley Springs, Burson, Wallace, Campo Seco, Milton, Rancho Calaveras, La Contenta and Jenny Lind. Cal-Co Fire protects various commercial operations, single-family residences, 3 high traffic recreational lakes and an expansive wildland interface area. Cal-Co Fire has 5 full-time personnel and roughly 50 volunteers that provide suppression, prevention and emergency medical services to approximately 15,000 residents. Our suppression force responds to approximately 1,300 fire and medical-related emergencies annually.