West Point, CA……On August 30 quick work by ground and air units helped keep a fire in the 400 block of Higdon Spink Cutoff Road to 1/4 acre. Downed power lines sparked the fire that had the the fuel to grow. Additional details on the incident are below.

August 30, 2015
15-CATCU 009112 CAL FIRE
CAL FIRE Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report
Fax #: 754-1959 or call 754-3831

Location (Town, street address, intersection, etc.)

400 BLOCK HIGDON SPINK CUT OFF ROAD, WEST POINT, CALAVERAS COUNTY

Time of call

1659 HRS

Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)

VEGETATION

Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)

CAL FIRE UNITS RESPONDING:

COLUMBIA: AIR ATTACK 440, COPTER 404, TANKER 82, 83
WEST POINT: ENGINE 4453, 4483

LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:

WEST POINT FIRE: WATER TENDER 311

Injuries

NONE

Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)

DOWN POWERLINES

Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)

¼ ACRE GRASS VEGETATION

Time to extinguish

INCIDENT CLOSED 2028 HRS

Miscellaneous (pets rescued, traffic diverted, crowd problems, etc.)

PG&E ARRIVED ON SCENE