Prescribed burns to resume on West Shore
U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations in the Rubicon Bay area Aug. 23.
Operations are taking place near Scenic Drive, on small urban lots and are expected to continue through the end of the week. All prescribed fire operations are dependent on weather and available staffing.
Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from these prescribed fire project areas and smoke may be visible on Highway 89. Smoke management is part of every prescribed fire burn plan, and efforts are taken to reduce actual or potential smoke impacts on community areas.
This and other prescribed fire projects are designed to reduce wildfire risks to communities and critical resources.
State and local fire management agencies may also be conducting prescribed fire work during this period.
There was a fire next door to our home this afternoon. Vacation rental tenants putting cigarettes out in a planter next to the hot tub started the mess. The planter caught on fire long after check out time of this morning. We could have lost a few homes due to having this business located in our neighborhood. Thankfully the fire department made it out before the house caught on fire. The owner lost the hot tub, cover and part of his deck. We were lucky someone was home to hear the crackling of wood next door. I hate vacation rentals by the way. I believe they should be out of our neighborhoods and back in the business district where they can party till their eyeballs fall out. Government doesn’t care though. It will take a public outcry or one hell of a fire before I get my neighborhood back.