Fires

A fire broke out by the Rancho Murieta Country Club about 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon and consumed about three acres of dry grass along Alameda Drive between the upper parking lot of the Country Club and the golf course bordering Murieta Parkway. The club and the golf course were not damaged. Sac Metro Battalion 14 Chief Charles Jenkins said at the scene that firefighters were looking for the source of the fire and he advised residents to be aware of dry conditions and not to smoke or use equipment that generates sparks in dry areas. Crews from Sac Metro and Cal Fire responded to the fire, which was quickly brought under control. The area was also hit by fire last year. (Click thumbnail photo to see larger image.)

A fire broke out in piles of bark stored on land near the Country Club maintenance facilities about 3 p.m. Monday and was quickly contained by crews from Sac Metro Fire Station 59. Cal Fire also responded. Plumes of smoke could be seen from the nearby parking lot of the Rancho Murieta Association Building and from Murieta Parkway and Alameda Drive. No cause for the fire was available.

Debris from the accident included a boat and the wreckage of the motor home.

A woman died and two men were injured in a two-car crash that ignited a grass fire on Jackson Road east of the South Gate Wednesday afternoon.  One injured man was transported to Rancho Murieta Airport and life-flighted out to a hospital and a third was taken to the hospital by ambulance.  Jackson Road was closed to through traffic for more than four hours. Read more »

A small grass fire Wednesday afternoon burned a field near the Country Club's upper parking lot and driving range.  A Rancho Murieta Fire Station 59 crew was dispatched to the blaze at about 2 p.m. and limited the damage to about a half-acre.  The fire is under investigation.

A grass fire Sunday afternoon burned about a half acre at the end of De La Cruz Drive, in a stand of oaks above the North Course’s sixth green and seventh tee. The alarm was called in by Sac Metro Assistant Chief Walt White, a Murietan who was off duty at Lake Clementia. He joined Sac Metro, Cal Fire and Wilton crews at the scene. They contained the fire quickly and spent a couple of hours at dinnertime cleaning up. White said the cause of the fire was unknown, but he called it suspicious. Firefighters were on alert over the weekend due to rising temperatures and strong winds.

At Tuesday's Security Committee meeting at the Community Services District, Security Chief Greg Remson's report on incidents in the community during December included a chimney fire that occurred at a home on Via Sereno the evening of Dec. 30. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District responded to the structure fire. Read more »

Fire equipment from Sac Metro Stations 58 and 59 responded to a call on Chesbro Circle around 11 p.m. Friday.  One fire official said they were investigating the possibility of an electrical fire, and the house checked clear.  The fire crews -- four trucks -- departed around 11:30 p.m.

Firefighters from Stations 58 and 59 responded around 10 p.m. Tuesday to a fire that did minor damage to a home on Clementia Circle.  Chief Charles Jenkins of Sac Metro Fire said the fire started when rags being used for deck staining caught fire spontaneously at the side of the house.  By the time firefighters arrived, Jenkins said, neighbors had the fire nearly under control.  A garage wall was damaged in the blaze, he said.  He cautioned Murietans to dispose of oily rags carefully, as there's always a risk of spontaneous combustion.  (There are tips on handling them here.) Another safety concern this time of year is the disposal of fireplace ashes.  Always place them in a metal container with a tight-fitting lid far away from the house, as embers can continue to burn for days.

A chemical smell brought out firefighters and impacted two businesses at Murieta Plaza for two hours late this morning.  One person was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure, a fire official said. The businesses reopened around noon. Read more »

A small grass fire blackened a half-acre Wednesday morning on the south side of the Highway 16 bridge over the Cosumnes between Rancho Murieta's North and South gates.  The fire erupted between 10 and 11 a.m. during welding work on a metal fence, according to Cal Fire personnel.  Fire crews were on the scene mopping up in late morning.