Emergency Shelters Save Two Firefighters
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Two firefighters battling an 8,300-acre blaze that flared up in the north Sierra narrowly escaped injury when they took refuge under their emergency shelters, according to information released Saturday. No one was hurt.
The pup-tent-like shelters are made of aluminum foil and fiberglass. They serve as a wildland firefighter’s last line of defense in an extreme emergency.
The fire near the Nevada border has burned through sagebrush, juniper and aspen stands in the mountains about 10 miles east of Doyle and 40 miles northwest of Reno.
It began during a lightning storm about 4 p.m. Thursday, threatening homes, ranches, archeological sites and a major power line to Reno. No structures have been damaged.
Fire crews were starting to gain the upper hand Saturday. They estimated containment at 20% and projected full containment by 6 p.m. today.
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