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Ground Fire In Woodside Burns 1/10 Acre Near Toyon Campground
The fire, on a steep and forested terrain near Toyon Campground in San Mateo County, burned for a couple hours Friday morning.
WOODSIDE, CA — Firefighters gained control of a fire that burned 1/10 acre near Toyon Campground in Woodside on Friday morning.
Smoke was first reported in the area of Huddart Park around 6 a.m. and a CalFire helicopter was dispatched to make water drops.
Cal Fire CZU reported forward progress was stopped at 9:19 a.m. and control of the blaze around 10 a.m. The agency determined it to be a ground fire because it didn't make it into the canopies.
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This is the #CañadaFire view from the ground. Final acreage 1/10 acre. This fire crept along the ground. One picture shows how high flames got into the trees. We consider this a ground fire. The fire didn’t make it into the canopies. pic.twitter.com/AIFaWGlRBm
— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) May 14, 2021
According to video posted by the agency, the fire was on a steep and forested terrain:
This video shows how steep and forested the terrain is as @calfireSCU Copter 902 makes water drops on the #CañadaFire. pic.twitter.com/QPGbIvCDDc
— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) May 14, 2021
The helicopter, from the Cal Fire SCU unit, made three water drops:
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@CALFIRECZU thank you for hard work. I’m up in Edgewood Park and took video of 902 dropping water. pic.twitter.com/9b51Iv6hhE
— Megan Maxwell-Bey (@mmaxwellbey) May 14, 2021
Local fire agencies have warned of a long fire season ahead due to severe drought and a longer dry season.
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