Camp Parks Officials Investigating Cause of Brush Fire

Military officials at the Parks Reserve Forces Training Area said the cause of a fire that consumed about 30 acres of brush and grass on Wednesday has still not been determined.

According to officials, the fire started at about 6:30 p.m. on July 29, and was fully contained by about 1:23 a.m. on Thursday morning.

The fire was the second blaze extinguished on Camp Parks this week. The first fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

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“The PRFTA is actively working on reducing heavy brush and grass to reduce risk for more wildfires,” Camp Parks officials said in a statement.

Smoke from both fires filled the skies over Tri-Valley. Alameda County Fire and Cal Fire crews assisted with the firefighting efforts on Camp Parks. No one was injured and no structures were damaged during the fires.

A drone spotted on Tassajara hampered efforts to fight the fire on Tuesday.

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