Multiple units from the Folsom Fire Department have been on the scene of a vegetation fire in the city of Folsom Friday afternoon that grew rapidly. As of 4:30 p.m., the Folsom Fire Department has reported that they have stopped forward progress on the fire after working to contain it for just over two hours.
The fire broke out at 2:00 p.m. Friday in the area of Parkshore Drive and Folsom Boulevard. The blaze ignited in the same area of a fire Thursday evening. Upon arrival, firefighters reported that the active fire was burning an area approximately 200 x 200 feet in size and requested additional units respond to the scene where a great deal of dry fuels and vegetation were quickly fueling the fire.
In addition to multiple engines from the Folsom Fire Department, Sacramento Metro Fire Department and the California Office of Emergency Services, assisting on the ground in the heavily wooded area that backs up to bike trails and the shoreline of Lake Natoma, firefighting efforts were also performed from the air with the assistance of Sacramento Copter 1.
Radio traffic from incident command reported that the fire had grown to approximately 7-8 acres in size. The active fire has proven difficult to access, requiring many firefighters to trek into the area on foot from their engines stationed along Folsom Boulevard. As of 4:14 p.m. crews had brought the blaze to approximately 70% containment at that time, prior to stopping its forward forward progress by 4:30 p.m.
Folsom Police have closed access to Parkshore Drive and expect it to be closed to traffic for approximately 6-8 hours into the evening to allow firefighters to fully contain and mop up the fire. At this time the cause of the fire has not been released by Folsom Fire or Folsom Police.
Firefighters have been accusing much of the Parkshore Fire on foot Friday afternoon which water supplies coming from engines on Folsom Boulevard. Folsom Times photos by Bryan Greenwalt.
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