SPARK TOUCHES OFF BLAZE; GROUND, AIR CREWS CONTAIN 60-ACRE FIRE IN CANYON COUNTRY.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer A post office and several businesses were evacuated Monday after a driver operating a tractor accidentally ignited a fire that burned 60 acres, officials said. More than 160 firefighters worked two hours in high winds and 85-degree heat to contain the two-alarm blaze near Golden Triangle Golden Triangle can refer to:
Daniel Theodore Jenkins, of Estills Windbreak windbreak a physical obstruction to the passage of the wind, usually in the form of a line or copse of tall bushes or low trees or a porous fence. Of very great importance in temperate climates and periods of cold, wet, windy weather. Trimming Co. in Ojai, was performing a hazard abatement routine when his tractor hit a rock and ignited the fire, officials said. ``He was pulling some sort of disc and apparently some sparks came out and the brush was ignited,'' said county fire Inspector Bob Goldman. Twelve engines and three helicopters attacked the blaze as it burned the west side of the hill, near Bowman Continuation School continuation school: see vocational education. . A post office annex and several small businesses were evacuated as fire crews rushed to the area. The city's Public Works Department Many governments worldwide have had departments or ministries referred to as the Public Works Department either formally or informally. In Australia: - New South Wales -
After the blaze was contained, crews of inmates trained to fight fires cut down remaining bushes and swept aside other materials to prevent a flare-up. Goldman said the department would leave men at the site until today to ensure the safety of neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. businesses and residents. Meanwhile, county firefighters plan to continue through the week a controlled burn Prescribed or controlled burning (back burning) is a technique sometimes used in forest management, farming, prairie restoration or greenhouse gas abatement. Fire is a natural part of both forest and grassland ecology and controlled fire can be a tool for foresters. of brush in the Copper Hill area in northern Valencia. Crews, which gain training in the exercise, are burning old drying brush in hopes of preventing wildfires. Fire officials marked an early start of this year's brush fire season, noting heavy rain at the start of winter that spurred growth, followed by a hot dry spring that turned the plant life into fuel. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--color) A firefighter stationed along a clearing near Golden Valley Road in Canyon Country monitors the spread of Monday's brush fire. (2--color) A water-dropping helicopter makes a pass over the blaze. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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