Department battles several fires

TCNS staff

TRINITY — Trinity Fire & Rescue handled two fires in the area last week, including one that burned for days.

On Wednesday, the department responded to a large fire on Highway 19 South where there was a field with thousands of wooden matts used in pipeline work on fire. 

Fire Chief Keith Johnson said firefighters set up a tanker shuttle to supply an engine to try and stop the fire from spreading. Trinity responded with two engines, two tankers, a brush truck and a rescue truck along with 21 firefighters, and 356 Volunteer Fire Department responded with an engine and eight firefighters. 

Trinity Police Department and Trinity County Sheriff’s Department responded for traffic control and Ventura EMS was on scene to help firefighters in the extreme heat.

The fire covered approximately 4 acres and continued burning for several days. Johnson said firefighters were on scene until around 7:30 p.m. No injuries were reported.

On Thursday afternoon, responded to a report of a fire burning behind a residence on Mockingbird Lane in Westwood Shores.

Johnson said the first unit on scene reported a tree on a power line that had started a fire with tree debris that was endangering the house. Engine 1 arrived on scene and quickly extinguished the fire.  

The fire damaged the siding on the rear of the air conditioning unit. No one was home at the time.