Glenn County Observer
Orland – It was nothing like the previous day’s inferno.
At about 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, the Orland Volunteer Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire on County Road FF, north of County Road 200.
Like the fire at 4:30 Wednesday morning at 106 Fourth Street, Thursday’s fire was (correctly) toned out as a structure fire.
And like Wednesday’s fire, Thursday’s fire turned out to involve outbuildings.
The fire on Fourth Street, however, involved at least one very large outbuilding, while the fire off County Road FF involved what appeared to be a shed and a chicken coop.
So, yes, this latest fire was the fourth structure fire in Glenn County in two days (the first two, in the southeast area of the county, were the results of arson), and while the owner of this property off Road FF was undoubtedly not happy about the fire, the truth is it was not comparable to the first three.
To get to the fire, firefighters took County Road 200 to Road FF, where they turned right, or north. Just north of 4630 County Road FF, a gravel road shoots off to the east.
Two or three hundred yards down the gravel road, on the north (left) side, is the property where the fire ignited.
Artois firefighters were initially called for mutual aid, but were canceled a short time later.
Firefighters were on-scene for an hour or so, first dousing the area with water, then with foam. A few small, scorched trees were also cut down.
According to Orland Fire Chief Justin Chaney, the fire was apparently started by a heat lamp that ignited some hay.
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