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Firefighters Unwrap Historical Mumford Cabin Near Foresthill
Author: YubaNet
Published on Jul 18, 2008 - 10:10:33 AM

Crew unwrapping the Mumford Cabin. Photo courtesy Nolan Smith, USFS

How the Mumford Cabin survived the fire - wrapped. Photo courtesy Nolan Smith, USFS

FORESTHILL Calif. July 18, 2008 - Firefighters on the American River Complex are still actively fighting the 18,959-acre blaze located on the North Fork of the American River. At the same time, rehabilitation of cold sections is already underway.

On June 28, the Forest Service decided to implement protection measures for the Mumford Cabin, built in 1868, at the end of the Mumford Trail.

On July 4, a helicopter delivered the protective wrap to the Mumford Bar Cabin and crews did wrap the cabin. In the delivery process, the helicopter's rotor was damaged when it clipped a treetop. The pilot and crew returned safely to the helibase without any injuries.

Mumford Cabin, unwrapped and unharmed. Photo courtesy Nolan Smith, USFS

Note the charred vegetation in the lower right corner. Photo courtesy Nolan Smith, USFS

On July 11, a helicopter reconnaissance flight showed that the fire had burned around the Mumford Bar cabin, but the cabin seemed intact.

Yesterday afternoon a crew unwrapped the cabin. The cabin is intact, even though the fire burned right up to it. The area is still closed to the public.

For updates on the American River Complex, please visit our American River Complex incident page.

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