RV Destroyed In Fire

Rangers were notified of a vehicle fire near milepost 72 on Highway 190 around 4 p.m. on the afternoon of Sunday, July 1st. The responding ranger came upon a large RV fully engulfed in flames. The fire had also spread to vegetation along the roadside. NPS Engine 2 responded, as did two BLM engines with a crew of nine wildland firefighters and a CDF quick attack crew and water tender with another nine firefighters. The response time for these agencies was at least an hour, though, due to the remoteness of the location. The owners of the RV, an elderly couple, were uninjured, but the woman required medical attention due to heat exhaustion. The fire was completely extinguished by 7 p.m. The BLM hand crew continued with mop-up operations until the threat of a wildland fire was decreased. The fire burned about a quarter acre on each side of the road. The RV was completely destroyed. Ranger Anne Leone served as the incident commander.