Lakeside, CA -
Just after lunch, firefighters from Lakeside Fire Protection District and surrounding agencies were dispatched to a vegetation fire in the area of Crazy Horse Drive and James Hill Drive in Eucalyptus Hills. Smoke could be scene from station 1 on Riverview Avenue. Medic 2 was the first unit on scene and reported several acres on fire and structures threatened. Battalion 3 and Lakeside Fire Division Chiefs arrived on scene quickly and directed units to the areas that need the most help, ordering multiple strike teams to assist. Brush 1 was the first brush engine on scene and immediately started a progressive hose lay to extinguish and contain the fire. With firefighters in place defending homes, crews attacking the flanks of the fire, and firefighting aircraft now making drops, the fire was being brought under control. As more resources arrived to help the efforts on the ground firefighters were able to get a hose line all the way around the fire. No homes were damaged and no injuries were reported.
While the first fire was being mopped up, a second fire was reported in El Monte Valley. Aircraft and resources that were being released from the first fire quickly made their way over to the second fire and where able to keep it to a few acres. Both fires are under investigation.
Units from Lakeside Fire were Brush 1, Medic 2, Engine 2, Engine 3, 4101, 4103, 4104, 4105, 4106, and 4140 (Lakeside LVGs). Other agencies assisting were Santee, El Cajon, Cal Fire, Fish and Wildlife, and the USFS.
Story and Photos by: Engineer/Paramedic Matt Buzzell
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