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Show I i n i MTn . .-' i -- - - w-'..., .. a,- , Mti-ni .( agin imr"" - -'- - -i -- - - - A blaze charred nearly 10 acres of cedar brush on the mountain above Cedar Hills on Frday, July I, 201 1. Photo courtesy of Geri Taylor Brush Fire Scorches Mountain by Geri Taylor The first major brush fire of the season was reported around 12:30 Friday afternoon and within two hours was inostly contained. The blaze, which charred nearly 1 0 acres of cedar brush on the mountain above Cedar Ce-dar Hills, is under investigation as suspicious, since no evidence of lightning, fireworks or camp fires were in the area. Lone Peak Fire Chief Brad Freeman said cases like this are hard to solve even if they find the cause, since there are no eyewitnesses. First responders came from Highland because the Cedar Hills department was on another call. Pleasant Grove, American Ameri-can Fork, and Lehi Fire Departments, De-partments, along with the U.S. Forest Service, helped fight the fire. Ambulances were also dispatched dis-patched as a precaution. According to Chief Freeman, Free-man, the fire could have been devastating had it started in late July or August, but because of the moisture content and lack of wind, it took only five or six hours to extinguish. No homes were threatened and no one was hurt, a positive ending to what could have been disastrous. |