Update: Fire Near Lake Don Pedro In Tuolumne County
Update at 2:20 p.m.: Ground and Columbia aircraft have stopped the forward rate of spread of the Point Fire burning near Lake Don Pedro in Tuolumne County. The flames ignited in some grass off Highway 120 near the Jacksonville Road intersection and Moccasin Marina. CAL Fire spokesperson Emily Kilgore reports the fire is estimated at a half-acre in size and no structures are threatened. Some of the aircraft have been called off the scene. Crews will continue to work toward full containment and then mop up for the next couple of hours. What ignited the blaze is under investigation.
Original post at 2:05 p.m.: Moccasin, CA — Air and ground resources are battling a vegetation fire near Lake Don Pedro in Tuolumne County.
The fire is off Highway 120 near the Jacksonville Road intersection, near the Moccasin Marina. CAL Fire spokesperson Emily Kilgore reports the blaze has been named the Point Fire, and it is half an acre in size and moving at a slow rate of spread. An update will be provided as soon as new information comes into the newsroom.
