Trailhead Fire 12% contained, evacuations increase

The Trailhead Fire burning in El Dorado and Placer counties has charred 1,264 acres and is 12 percent contained.

As of 9am Thursday, there was a voluntary evacuation for the community of Volcanoville. There are 2,600 structures that are threatened.

On June 29, crews on the north side of the Middle Fork of the American River worked to construct containment line on the west and southwest sides of the fire, constructing line from Peachstone Gulch north up the Western States Trail to protect the communities of Todd Valley and Foresthill. That work is continuing today.

“Steep, inaccessible terrain in Otter Creek made firefighting in the drainage too dangerous, and crews will work today to build indirect from Fords Bar south to Bottle Hill and then east along the Hornblend Mountains, towards Jakeys’ Hill,” according to CalFire.

The cause of the fire that started the afternoon of June 28 remains under investigation.

There will be a public meeting June 30 at 7pm at the Golden Sierra High School where fire staff will give an informational update and answer questions.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report