The Cranston Fire from July 25 to July 30
Wednesday, July 25, the third of four consecutive days of heat warning, started with blue skies, hardly any clouds, but hot. No one had any idea how hot the day and days that followed would get.
Cranston Fire
Cranston Fire held to three acres
Shortly before noon a small fire was visible from the U.S. Forest Service Cranston Ranger Station. Engineer Richard Wiggins was the Incident Commander and with some assistance from Cal Fire, the Forest Service held the Cranston Fire to three acres. Both lanes of Hwy 74 were closed for awhile, but they are now open in…
Cranston Fire burns 20 acres
The Cranston Fire was reported about 1 p.m. It has burned about 20 acres near the Forest Service’s Cranston Station and is about 50 percent contained, according to Carol Underhill, the Forest Service information officer. The cause is under investigation Highway 74 is closed to all traffic from Marshall on the west to Highway 243…