BE ADVISED: Fire Training Exercises in South Placer This Week

Dear Friends and Neighbors:

I wanted to make sure you are aware of two CAL FIRE training operations that will be taking place in our region this week. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me or my team if you have any questions. Thank you.

-Bonnie
Supervisor Bonnie Gore
Placer County, District 1
SupervisorGore@Placer.CA.Gov

 

Night Hoist Rescue - Wednesday, June 21 and Thursday, June 22

During the overnight hours of June 21 and 22, CAL FIRE will be conducting night vision goggle (NVG) night hoist rescue training over Folsom Lake.  The flight path will be over Granite Bay. Base of Operations will be at McClellan Air Tanker Base and there will be 2 CAL FIRE Blackhawks involved in the training operations.

Fiddyment Annual Training Burn - Sunday, June 25, 2023

CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Department is conducting the annual Fiddyment Burn with fire agencies and volunteer firefighters as a training exercise and fuel reduction project.

The project scheduled for later this month will involve burning approximately 125 acres of grass between East Catlett Road and Sunset Boulevard West, on a parcel just west of the Athens Avenue-Fiddyment Road Intersection. The area is north of Roseville and west of Rocklin and Lincoln.

The terrain allows crews to employ direct and indirect methods of firefighting and fire control and provides agencies an opportunity to train cooperatively in incident command and fire ground tactical operations while reducing fuel loading in a field with significant fire history.

Click here to watch a clip of the training burn last year (Facebook): https://fb.watch/ljc7GywhL5/

If there are any concerns or questions from constituents, they can be directed to our CAL FIRE / PCF Public Information Officer:

Mary Eldridge
530-906-1563
Mary.eldridge@fire.ca.gov