West Point, CA — A riding lawn mower was the cause of a Tuesday vegetation fire in West Point.
CAL Fire reports that the lawn mower struck a rock in dry grass and it started a one acre fire in the 30 block of Stanley Road. The fire was first reported at 11:17am. CAL Fire resources from Columbia Air Base, West Point, Standard and Pine Grove responded. Local resources from West Point Fire also assisted. Firefighters were on scene until around 2:30pm.
This post was last modified on 08/11/2010 9:48 am
West Point, CA — A riding lawn mower was the cause of a Tuesday vegetation fire in West Point.
CAL Fire reports that the lawn mower struck a rock in dry grass and it started a one acre fire in the 30 block of Stanley Road. The fire was first reported at 11:17am. CAL Fire resources from Columbia Air Base, West Point, Standard and Pine Grove responded. Local resources from West Point Fire also assisted. Firefighters were on scene until around 2:30pm.
Written by BJ Hansen.
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