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Amador Lightning Complex

Amador Lightning Complex Incident Information:
Last Updated: July 26, 2012 8:30 am   FINAL
Date/Time Started: July 22, 2012 11:30 pm  
Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit 
County: Amador and El Dorado Counties  
Location: across Amador and El Dorado counties  
Acres Burned: 41 acres  
Containment 19 fires totaling 41 acres - 100% contained  
Cause: Lightning 
Total Fire Personnel: 64 (420 at peak 7/24)  
Engines: 3 (39 at peak 7/24)  
Fire crews: 2 (14 at peak 7/24)  
Helicopters: 4 at peak 7/24  
Dozers: 5 at peak 7/24  
Water tenders: 9 at peak 7/24  
Conditions: The Amador-El Dorado Unit of CAL FIRE experienced extreme lightning activity Sunday July 22, 2012 and Monday July 23, 2012. There were 1,848 lightning strikes that hit both El Dorado and Amador Counties.

Grizzly Fire, End of Happy Valley Rd., Grizzly Flats (El Dorado County) - 1 acre and 100% contained

Farnham Fire, Farnham Ridge Rd., Fiddletown (Amador County)
Iowa Fire, South of Slab Creek Res., Camino (El Dorado County)
Freshwater Fire, west of Painted Pony Road, Somerset (El Dorado County)
*3 fires totaling .5 acre and 100% contained.

Dove Fire, Timber Ridge/Tabeaud Rd. Jackson (Amador County)
Roades Fire, Farnham Ridge, Fiddletown (Amador County)
Scott Fire, Near Dew Drop Station, Pioneer (Amador County)
*3 fires totaling 2.7 acres and 100% contained

Electra Fire, Electra Rd., Jackson (Amador County) - 28.8 acres and 100% contained

Omo #1 Fire, Omo Ranch (Amador County)
Omo #2 Fire, Farnham Ridge, Fiddletown (Amador County)
Ridge Fire, Farnham Ridge, Fiddletown (Amador County)
*3 fires totaling .6 acre and 100% contained

Coyoteville Fire, Farnham Ridge, Fiddletown (Amador County) - 3 acres and 100% contained

Mountain Fire, Farnham Ridge, Fiddletown (Amador County)
Schools Fire, Farnham Ridge, Fiddletown (Amador County
*2 fires totaling 2.1 acres and 95% contained

Scott Fire, Near Dew Drop Station, Pioneer (Amador County) - 2.5 acres and 100% contained

Black Oak Fire, Black Oak Rd., Fiddletown (Anador County)- 2 acres and 100% contained

Painted, Buckaroo and Forebay Fire(s) are less than 1 acres and 100% contained.

Isolated hot spots, and smoldering vegetation is to be extinguished. Most fires are in patrol status.  

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