The fall season can mean milder days and cooler nights. But Cal Fire continues to advise property owners to “Don’t Fall For It”, with wildfire conditions normally peaking at the most dangerous levels, due to months of little precipitation. And with daytime highs expected to stay well-above average and in the 90’s for the first week of October, Public Information Officer Mary Eldridge says Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit crews remain on high alert and are bracing for a possible increase in activity…

No information was available on whether the number of fires and acreage is higher or lower than normal compared to last year. But Eldridge did note that this season has featured some particularly challenging incidents. That included the Chute Fire in the Dobbins area of the Yuba County foothills, which ignited on the side of a cliff and scorched 163 acres…

622 acres were burned from the Floristan Fire. But no homes were destroyed from either blaze. Meanwhile, Eldridge reminds property owners that the residential pile burn ban remains in effect. And she indicated that most residents completed home hardening measures earlier in the season.