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The Mountain Democrat reported Wednesday that fi refi ghters were called to three fi res in three days in El Dorado Hills. Well, make that four fi res in three days.

Tuesday afternoon El Dorado Hills Fire Department crews were called to a blaze at Bass Lake that mostly scorched the grassy slope leading up to the lake’s dam. EDH Fire o cials say the fi re started when a delivery truck came into contact with a power line, shearing two power poles and sending sparks into dry grass.

Tuesday’s fi re follows a 7.5-acre vegetation fi re Sunday afternoon near Serrano Parkway and El Dorado Hills Boulevard, a 35-acre grass fi re Monday in the area of Blackstone and Valley View parkways and a small grass fi re near Blue Cross Tuesday morning that was possibly started by transformer failure.

The causes of Sunday and Monday’s fi res are under investigation.

Firefi ghters say getting the fl ames knocked down in the Tuesday afternoon blaze at Bass Lake was made easier thanks to weed abatement e orts by the El Dorado Hills Community Services District, which owns the land, and the El Dorado Irrigation District, which conducts some operations there.

If you’ve been out to Bass Lake in the past couple months you may have noticed the herd of goats busily munching away on dry grass as part of the weed abatement e ort.

Photos courtesy of El Dorado Hills Fire Department

A power pole, top left photo, hangs from electric lines near Bass Lake in El Dorado Hills Tuesday afternoon after a delivery truck, above, hit its lines, snapping it in two. The grass along Bass Lake’s dam, bottom left photo, is scorched. The top of a box truck, right photo, comes in contact with a power line.

CHP puts speeders on notice

California Highway Patrol

The California Highway Patrol is partnering with 11 other highway patrols, state patrols and state police agencies for the Western States Tra c Safety Coalition tra c safety campaign, giving motorists “a dozen reasons not to speed.”

Speeding violations will be the target of law enforcement in California, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming from Friday, June 25, through Sunday, June 27.

“Excessive speed and unsafe driving are a threat to everyone on the roadway,” said CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray. “The CHP and our allied state partners will be out in force this weekend with the common goal of saving lives through speed enforcement.”

The speed enforcement campaign follows a signifi cant increase in speedrelated incidents and tra c fatalities in 2020. In California last year more than 500 people were killed and more than 57,000 others were injured in crashes caused by unsafe speed. CHP o cers also issued more than 28,000 speeding citations to motorists driving in excess of 100 mph — and 9,300 more during the fi rst four months of 2021.

“Keep yourself and those on the road around you safe. Slow down and drive at a legal, safe speed,” added Commissioner Ray.

In addition to speed, o cers will be looking for seat belt and child safety seat violations, evidence of distracted driving and driving under the infl uence. The CHP and the o cers and troopers of its allied law enforcement agencies remind you to drive safely and report any emergencies or dangerous drivers by calling 911.

City Council Continued from A1

of our community,” he said, explaining that while Zoom was necessary to protect the health and safety of the community, it might have been a contributing factor to the length of recent meetings. But, “It made it possible to conduct our city business during a trying time.”

“We have dealt with some challenging issues over the past year and there was just something missing by not being in person,” he said. “Long story short, I won’t miss Zoom and I truly appreciate the in-person feel of our chamber meetings.”

City Manager Cleve Morris also shared his sentiments on getting “a little closer to normal.”

“Virtual meetings served their purpose and allowed us to continue the necessary and critical work of running the city,” he said. “… there is no substitute for these in-person meetings and the discussions and openness that is evident in our conversations and actions.”

Placerville City Council meetings will continue in person at Town Hall, 549 Main St., on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m.

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8:27 a.m. A man was arrested on Main Street on an outstanding warrant and for reportedly possessing illegal drug paraphernalia. 11:18 a.m. A counterfeit $5 bill was used on Fair Lane. 6:05 p.m. Burglary from a vehicle was reported on Big Cut Road.

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