Lightning strike causes small fire near Main St, Greenville CA
WildfireA lightning strike caused a large fir tree to break and fall into brush, starting a small fire about 10 by 20 feet near Main St. Crews are responding to the fire.
Audio|Source: Plumas County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Confirmed lightning strike tree, about a 35 inch DBH fir tree.
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The lightning broke out the tip of the tree.
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It fell into a bunch of brush.
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It's about a 10 by 20 in the brush.
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No heat along the edge.
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All the heat is in the center of that 10 by 20.
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Great. Just a few limbs moldering.
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As of right now, on the top of the tree, I'm not seeing any heat or smell come out.
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So when our squalor gets here,
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we'll take another look at it, see if anything comes up out of that.
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Great. Crews are still making access off the 09 Delta and I will confirm that it is the best access to this fire.
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They have not made it yet and I will give you an update when crews get close and begin their hike in.
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Location mentioned:
Near Main St, Greenville, CA 95947
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