TRUCKEE, Calif. - The region got off light in Sunday's lightning storms, with 67 strikes in Tahoe National Forest compared to 6,129 in all of California, but they still managed to start five fires - four near Sierraville and Loyalton, and one on the crest north of Squaw Valley.
Called the Tinker Fire because of its proximity to Tinkers Knob between Squaw Valley and Sugar Bowl, crews already have the less-than 1 acre blaze in mop-up, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Up north near Sierraville and Loyalton, the Marten Fire (1 acre), Mill Fire (1 acre) Neck Fire (3 acres) and Bar Fire (1.5 acres) are all either contained or out, according to forest service.
Lassen, Modoc, Shasta and Siskiyou counties have tallied more than 15 lightning-started fires from Sunday's round of storms, the largest of which has consumed about 50 acres near Straylor Lake in Lassen County - no homes or structures have been threatened by the fires.
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Called the Tinker Fire because of its proximity to Tinkers Knob between Squaw Valley and Sugar Bowl, crews already have the less-than 1 acre blaze in mop-up, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Up north near Sierraville and Loyalton, the Marten Fire (1 acre), Mill Fire (1 acre) Neck Fire (3 acres) and Bar Fire (1.5 acres) are all either contained or out, according to forest service.
Lassen, Modoc, Shasta and Siskiyou counties have tallied more than 15 lightning-started fires from Sunday's round of storms, the largest of which has consumed about 50 acres near Straylor Lake in Lassen County - no homes or structures have been threatened by the fires.
According to a hazardous weather
