Echo Lake Camp: ‘No threat’ and no damage as defense from Caldor Fire winds down
One firefighter was injured during operations Tuesday but is recovering. Crews are planning to return to Berkeley soon.
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There have been fires before at Berkeley’s Echo Lake Camp
Buildings have burned and been crushed by snow but there has never been a threat as large as the Caldor Fire.
Video: Echo Lake Camp buildings survive Caldor Fire
Berkeley fire crews are still working to protect the facility as the Caldor Fire burns nearby and sends spot fires onto the property, Scott Ferris said late Tuesday.
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