I think all of our nerves are on edge...this is down the hill from us, but I have a friend who lives and works in Foresthill and it is such a beautiful area...it is hard to see this happening. And since our fire I am just jumpy. All day long yesterday the air support was flying over our house, Grass Valley has an air strike team. It is good to hear but sad at the same time and makes me nervous. If it wasn't for the air strike teams we would be fucked here! They changed the way they tackle these fires now, thankfully they throw a lot of air support at them!
Our Firefighters and Law enforcement are tired...this has been a brutal year! 3 fires are still going in our area. The Dixie fire, The Caldor fire and now the Bridge fire. I just feel raw.
The wildfire, dubbed the Bridge Fire by Cal Fire’s Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit, started just before 1 p.m. and grew to about 250 acres by 7 p.m.
Crews spent Sunday night lighting backfires in the area to help improve containment lines. Cal Fire on Monday said crews would work to strengthen those lines and also be on the lookout for spot fires in the American River Canyon drainage.
Wind-thrown embers on Sunday caused the fire to hop across roads and trails and forced people recreating in the area to evacuate, along with nearby residents. While the community of Foresthill was not under evacuation orders, the road closure cut the area off and law enforcement officers were continuing to escort residents who live there were being escorted to their homes.
The fire was 5% contained on Monday morning and no structures had been damaged or destroyed, according to Cal Fire.
One firefighter was injured. Details on the injury were not immediately available.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. -Sacramento Bee
The Forest Hill Bridge is 730 feet high...it is the 4th tallest bridge in the U.S. And I can tell you it makes me super nervous going over it! I personally hate driving it...and I close my eyes when I am a passenger.
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