News Man
08-15-2007, 04:05 PM
The fire is burning in difficult terrain, making the fire inaccessible for engines. A Senior Geologists from the California Geological Survey conducted a field survey of the area designated as likely to contain Naturally Occurring Asbestos and confirmed that the area contains Asbestos bearing rock. Therefore, until further tests are conducted, firefighters will continue to use precautionary health measures when traveling through the Asbestos areas and firefighting aircraft and infrared will be used for fire control.
More... (http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=202)
More... (http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=202)