Fire started by lawnmower earlier this month burned nearly 1,000 acres and destroyed four homes.
Firefighters walk along a hillside with scorched ground behind them while fighting the French Fire in Mariposa, Calif., on Friday, July 5, 2024. A lawnmower on dry grass sparked the French Fire that scorched 908 acres and destroyed four homes near Yosemite earlier this month, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.southwest of Yosemite National Park.
Around 1000 residents received evacuation orders. By the time the fire was fully contained on July 13, 18 structures were damaged or destroyed, including four homes. Cal Fire’s Madera-Mariposa-Merced unit Thursday said the fire was started from “improper usage of a lawn mower in dried annual grass.”California’s inmate firefighter crews are dwindling just as the state starts to burn
“Lawn mowers are designed to be used only on wet, green lawns and not dry weeds because they start fires,” Cal Fire wrote., such as dead grass, especially in times of high temperature and low humidity. Fire officials have advised to clear high vegetation before the peak of fire season. The agency added that 95% of fires in the state are caused by people and warned of the heightened risk for fires during the dry summer months.
Cal Fire has referred a report on their investigation of the incident to Mariposa County’s District Attorney’s office.in Northern California for allegedly improperly using lawn equipment in a way that may have caused two wildfires. Cal Fire investigators determined the 11-acre Pocket fire in Sonoma County was caused by using a riding lawn mower on dry grass over four feet tall.
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