Lightning strikes keep USFS busy

The U.S. Forest Service responded to four fires today caused by lightning strikes.

One was at Heavenly, another in  Christmas Valley and two above the golf course in Meyers.

” We had air reconnaissance this morning and three smokejumpers. The four fires together total about an acre,” Cheva Heck, USFS spokeswoman, told  Lake Tahoe News.

 More rain and lightning are expected.

“It’s crucial for people to pay attention to fire prevention right now given the number of lightning fires and the demand for firefighters and equipment on the American Fire and other incidents.”