SEE: Cal Fire Extinguishes Blaze In Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Santa Cruz CA

05 May, 2021

10:43 AM

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SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, CA — The Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz (CZU) branch announced Tuesday night that the Basin Fire had been extinguished. The fire scorched nearly seven acres in the iconic Big Basin Redwoods State Park in steep, rugged terrain, according to Cal Fire. A thick layer of forest litter was burned The Basin Fire was sparked Sunday and controlled as of 11 a.m. Tuesday. Firefighters had to hike to the site of the fire and laid 5,000 feet of fire hose line, according to Cal Fire. Helicopters dropped water on the flames. Big Basin was heavily damaged in last year's Cal Fire CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, which destroyed century-old buildings in California's first state park and scorched 97 percent of the park in a single day. The #BasinFire was controlled (extinguished) just before 11am. These pictures show the thick layer of duff (forest litter) that carried the fire 6.7 acres in steep, rugged terrain. Firefighters had to hike a half a mile in, laying 5,000 feet of hose line to reach the flames. pic.twitter.com/gi0n8gu6zf— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) May 5, 2021 LATEST: Copter 106 from @Calfirescu is making water drops on the #BasinFire, which is burning roughly 1/2 acre on Hihn Hammond Truck Trail in Santa Cruz County. CAL FIRE CZU was dispatched at 12:11pm. This is burning within #CZULightningComplex burn area. pic.twitter.com/XXC6BPrKwC— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) May 2, 2021 CAL FIRE CZU is responding to a fire near Butano Ridge at Old Haul Road. Multiple engines have been dispatched. Stand by for updates. pic.twitter.com/FJBlLbXeKp— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) May 2, 2021