Fresno County CAL FIRE fights back-to-back fires

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Skyview 30 video shows the demolition and firefighting efforts from Fresno County CAL FIRE adjacent Crawford Avenue and Highway 180.

CAL FIRE granted Action News entree to amusement an up-close look astatine the Ford Fire connected Tuesday afternoon.

Crews were seen hiking up to conflict the blaze connected foot, but officials said determination person been challenges.

"The Ford occurrence was entree issues. It was mode disconnected the road, with lone a mates of roads to it, and past the terrain is steep and precise rocky," said Gary Couch from Fresno County CAL FIRE.

A chopper was seen making driblet aft driblet of h2o to assistance crews.

"Air enactment has helped america retired tremendously by slowing the occurrence down and allowing america clip to get successful there," said Couch.

The Ford Fire is the latest successful a drawstring of Fresno County fires successful the past 24 hours.

Less than 10 miles away, crews were called retired astir 4:30 Monday day to conflict the Rector fire adjacent Recter Lane and Elwood Road successful Yokuts Valley.

"The resources that we had connected the Rector Fire were pulled to assistance combat this fire," said Couch.

Officials said the blaze threatened respective homes and destroyed 2 structures.

Meanwhile, a 3rd fire, the Rose Fire, is contained. The blaze ignited successful West Fresno County connected Monday day and charred astir 1200 acres.

Officials said they've already battled implicit 215 fires this year.

Cal Fire said the origin of the Ford Fire was due to the fact that of a vertebrate hitting a powerfulness line.

The Rose and Rector fires are inactive nether investigation.

Firefighters are expected to beryllium cleaning up the Rector occurrence until Tuesday night. While it's anticipated that crews volition beryllium cleaning up the Ford Fire for the adjacent 48 hours.

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