Downed power line suspected cause of West Marin fire
The Irving fire, burning near the Mount Barnabe Lookout at
Humid, cool nighttime conditions at the start of the fire gave firefighters the early advantage they needed, said
"Monday night, we were able to put a good initial attack on that fire," Groneman said.
"By the next morning, we had some pretty good lines in place and a pretty good stop on forward progress," he said. "With that, the firefighters were able to take advantage of the time and the fact there was no other major fire burning actively in the area."
September and October have traditionally been the height of the fire season, producing the dry, hot conditions that make for good fire weather, Groneman said.
A total of 83 firefighters continued the fight Wednesday, working with two water tenders, five engines and four hand crews. Crews were expected to work overnight, he said.
Regarding the cause of the fire, "we did release that the fire was caused by downed
In an email,
"We are aware that the
Fire investigators have blamed
The fire was reported at about
Power was initially out for 150
Tuesday afternoon the fire was reported to be about 115 acres, but after the use of GPS equipment, investigators who walked the fire line determined the correct size of the fire was 152 acres, Groneman said.
Groneman said that the
"It's a gamechanger when it comes to saving lives in a rapidly escalating fire event," he said.
In addition, creating defensible space "not only protects your home, but it protects the community as a whole," he said.
In a statement,
"It's important for residents to take key safety measures to prepare for a fire such as creating defensible space around their homes, making an evacuation checklist and registering for emergency notifications through Alert Marin."
Sign up for emergency alerts at alertmarin.org.
The AP contributed to this report.
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