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RockFire
the club at arrowcreek made a difference rock farm fire came a little too close for comfort to the arrocreek community
ArrowCreek braced for disaster on the afternoon of July 21,
sprinklers on during the fire, the blaze was contained to 124.6
2020 at 12:55pm. A structure fire on Rock Farm Road moved
acres with no ArrowCreek homes lost. This result was remarkable.
quickly out of containment and moved to the east aided by gusty winds and dry conditions. Due to the quick actions of the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (TMFPD) and County Commissioner Chairman Bob Lucey, the amazing DC-10 pilots from McClellan Air Force Base in California that were fighting the Hog Fire were diverted to drop 9,400 gallons of retardant, helicopter pilots from Stead Airport dropped water, water
The fire destroyed 62 acres of Washoe County land area. The Club At ArrowCreek rough and native vegetation land area destroyed was 34 acres. ACHOA land area destroyed was limited to some plantings with no acreage destroyed. Only two homes outside the community were destroyed, including the home where the fire originated, and acreage destroyed was 29 acres. The relatively low acreage burned can be partially attributed to the teamwork of the
tanker pilots from Stead Airport dropped water, and The Club at ArrowCreek golf course served as a fire break with automatic
ACHOA and The Club At ArrowCreek in keeping the community fire safe.
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