Northern California Fires
MINERAL, Calif. — Residents of a tiny mountain town breathed easier
Friday after air tankers and helicopters blunted the run of a massive
wildfire in Northern California just outside Lassen Volcanic National
Park.
"After hearing the news, I think I feel a whole lot better today,"
said Bob Einck, a contractor. He added that he didn't expect to have to
continue to remove belongings from his vacation home in Mineral to
protect them from fire danger.
Fire crews working by air Thursday repeatedly doused the
spearhead of the Ponderosa Fire with water and flame retardant as it
crept up the deep Battle Creek Canyon threatening the national park and
the town of about 190 homes.
CalFire spokesman Don Camp said firefighters made significant
progress against the blaze, stopping its stubborn run only miles from
Mineral.
"We didn't sustain any significant growth for the first time in four days," Camp said.
Residents, meanwhile, gathered at the Lassen Mountain Lodge, which
serves as a gateway to the park and has become a makeshift fire command
center, and studied the latest fire map, which shows the blaze more than
two-thirds contained at nearly 30,000 acres, or 44 square miles.
Northern California Fires
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