< Back to All News

Jones Fire Aftermath Continues

Posted: Sep. 4, 2020 12:49 PM PDT

Even though the Jones Fire has been fully contained, cleanup and restoration work will continue for some time. And Cal Fire Division Chief Jim Mathias says potential hot spots are still checked from time to time, especially with the heat…

click to listen to Chief Mathias

But Mathias says daily operations ended about a week ago. 14 homes were destroyed from the 705-acre blaze that was sparked by lightning on August 17th, along with a lot of natural damage in the South Yuba River canyon…

click to listen to Chief Mathias

Mathias says Cal Fire also still responds to occasional smoke nuisance calls. He also says wildfires can also provide some prevention benefits, from burning out a lot of undergrowth fuels.

More from my site

More from my site

KNCO Web Comments Guidelines

  1. Keep it clean. Comments with inappropriate language, no matter how cleverly spelled or decorated will not be posted.
  2. Comments on the way the story was written or misspelled words will be passed on to the story authors and not posted.
  3. Please use your real name. Anonymous comments or comments posted using a fake name or web handle may not be posted.
  4. Please use your real email address so we can contact you.
  5. No flaming. Any comments that are primarily of a name calling finger pointing nature may not be posted.
  6. The comment section is not a right it is a privilege. KNCO retains all rights as to what is posted on its website.

Leave A Comment

*

*

* captcha