Hi everyone. I just returned from off-shore to discvover the Pinnacles fire that is burning in the Deep Creek area. Thanks to wizard for his very accurate and on the scene report. Great job! Yesterday, the Sheriff's dept came through the Village to let residents know about voluntary evacuations. I just got off the phone with some of my family who are full timers there and they are saying the fire has laid down. No smoke columns this morning. from all of the reports I am recieving, the firefighters are hitting this one hard even though resources are thin from multiple wildfires burning in other places.
According to a published report in today's Press Enterprise, the cause is still under investigation. Capt Ken Harp of the USFS said it could have been something simple. "It could have been exaust" Harp said. "It could have been an off-road vehicle". With close proximity of the Pinnacles OHV staging area and the frequent OHV use in the area, this is not suprising.