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Cal Fire announced an arson arrest in connection with a Butte County vegetation fire that prompted evacuations, according to a release from Friday.The Ranch Fire, which started Wednesday near Big Bend and Newsome Ranch roads near the Concow area, burned 10 acres. It prompted an evacuation order, which is mandatory to follow, for nearby homes. Cal Fire said crews were able to stop the fire from advancing two hours after it started, allowing for the evacuation order to be downgraded to an evacuation warning. With a warning, evacuation is not mandatory but encouraged in case fire activity becomes life-threatening.With the help of the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, Cal Fire said they found and booked a person into the Butte County Jail on an arson charge. That person was not identified. Details were also not released on when the person was arrested.The Ranch Fire was the first major fire in Northern California for the year. Cal Fire reported access issues because the fire was in a remote area. Aircraft helped establish a perimeter around the fire using retardant to slow the spread while ground crews were still on the way.On Friday, Cal Fire also announced it reached 100% containment around the fire, which is a perimeter that is either manmade or natural that prevents flames from continuing to spread. Full containment does not necessarily equate to a fire being fully or mostly extinguished. That can happen before crews finish creating containment lines.On Thursday, AlertCalifornia cameras already showed no plume of smoke in the area where the fire started.”This early season fire is a reminder to all that now is the time to concentrate on defensible space around your properties as the weather is heating up and the fuels are getting drier,” Cal Fire said in the release.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
Cal Fire announced an arson arrest in connection with a Butte County vegetation fire that prompted evacuations, according to a release from Friday.
The Ranch Fire, which started Wednesday near Big Bend and Newsome Ranch roads near the Concow area, burned 10 acres. It prompted an evacuation order, which is mandatory to follow, for nearby homes.
Cal Fire said crews were able to stop the fire from advancing two hours after it started, allowing for the evacuation order to be downgraded to an evacuation warning. With a warning, evacuation is not mandatory but encouraged in case fire activity becomes life-threatening.
With the help of the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, Cal Fire said they found and booked a person into the Butte County Jail on an arson charge. That person was not identified. Details were also not released on when the person was arrested.
The Ranch Fire was the first major fire in Northern California for the year. Cal Fire reported access issues because the fire was in a remote area. Aircraft helped establish a perimeter around the fire using retardant to slow the spread while ground crews were still on the way.
On Friday, Cal Fire also announced it reached 100% containment around the fire, which is a perimeter that is either manmade or natural that prevents flames from continuing to spread. Full containment does not necessarily equate to a fire being fully or mostly extinguished. That can happen before crews finish creating containment lines.
On Thursday, AlertCalifornia cameras already showed no plume of smoke in the area where the fire started.
“This early season fire is a reminder to all that now is the time to concentrate on defensible space around your properties as the weather is heating up and the fuels are getting drier,” Cal Fire said in the release.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
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