It caused a little bit of trouble with some running and spotting but the air attack plane, a battalion chief, and several engines were all that were ultimately needed to quelch it. A fire at this locale due to shooting at the range occurs about every three or four years. This one was about the same size as the previous one, but a bit less dramatic with no air tanker drops as the previous one happened a bit later in the year when Tankers 94 and 95 were stationed at Paso Robles Air Attack Base for the fire season. They are not there right now due to the earliness of the date relative to the official start of fire season which I believe will be this Monday, June 1st.
Right flank of the fire flaring up on the crest of the hill.
Left flank of the fire flaring up on the lee side of the hill as viewed from the west.
Both flanks of the fire losing steam as viewed from the east side of the hill.
Minor flare-up on the left flank as viewed from the east side on Carmel Rd.
All photos by Kim Patrick Noyes (all rights reserved).
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