Firefighters lug hoses and hand tools as they hike into the Wahtoke Creek streambed north of Reedley to fight a vegetation fire on Saturday, July 2, 2022. The Reed incident was reported fully contained on Sunday morning, limiting the fire to 11 acres.
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Cal Fire and Orange Cove fire crews moved quickly to contain a small but fast-moving fire that started Saturday afternoon in the Wahotke Creek streambed north of Reedley.
The fire, dubbed the Reed Incident, started shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday near Adams and Reed avenues. Cal Fire Battalion Chief John Dominguez reported.
Full containment was achieved Sunday morning, when the size of the vegetation fire was estimated at about 11 acres.
Between Cal Fire’s Fresno County unit and the Reedley and Orange Cove fire departments, the firefight included 10 engines and one bulldozer.
Lifelong Valley resident Tim Sheehan has worked as a reporter and editor in the region since 1986, and has been with The Fresno Bee since 1998. He is currently The Bee’s data reporter and also covers California’s high-speed rail project and other transportation issues. He grew up in Madera, has a journalism degree from Fresno State and a master’s degree in leadership studies from Fresno Pacific University.Support my work with a digital subscription