Update: Fire In Mt. Provo Area Of Tuolumne County

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Update at 2:25 p.m.: Stanislaus National Forest spokesperson Ben Cossel has an update on a half-acre vegetation fire in the Mt. Provo area that was on forest land. He reports, “As of 2 p.m., the Mount Provo area fire has been contained. All Cal Fire resources have been released, mop up is expected to be completed this evening.” The flames broke out just after 11 a.m. along Cedaroak Lane near Mt. Provo Road, south of Highway 108 and outside of Tuolumne. What ignited the fire remains under investigation.

Update at 12:55 p.m.: Stanislaus National Forest officials are releasing new details on a vegetation fire in the Mt. Provo area that was on forest land. Forest spokesperson Ben Cossel reports that the fire’s size is a half-acre and confirms that the forward rate of spread has been stopped. He added, “At approximately 11:06 a.m., the Stanislaus National Forest Emergency Operations Center received a report of a wildfire in the Mount Provo area from the Mount Elizabeth Fire Lookout. Resources from the Stanislaus National Forest and CalFire Tuolumne Calaveras Unit responded. The cause of the fire is currently unknown.”

The flames broke out along Cedaroak Lane near Mt. Provo Road, south of Highway 108 and outside of Tuolumne. Crews will continue to work towards full containment and mop up for the next couple of hours.

Update at 12:20 p.m.: Columbia air and ground crews have stopped the forward spread of a vegetation fire south of Highway 108 in Tuolumne County. The flames broke out along Cedaroak Lane near Mt. Provo Road, south of Highway 108 and outside of Tuolumne. CAL Fire spokesperson Emily Kilgore reports that the final estimated size of the fire is an eighth of an acre. Crews will remain on the scene working towards full containment and mopping up for the next couple of hours. What ignited the blaze is under investigation.

Original post at 11:45 a.m.: Tuolumne County, CA — Columbia air and ground crews are working on a vegetation fire south of Highway 108 outside of Tuolumne.

The blaze is along Cedaroak Lane near Mt. Provo Road. CAL Fire spokesperson Emily Kilgore reports that the fire is 1/16 of an acre and moving at a slow rate of spread. She added that crews are working to access the area as it is rough terrain. There is no information regarding whether any structures are threatened. An update will be provided as soon as new information comes into the newsroom.