Sunday afternoon September 17, 2006,  the Moreno Valley Fire Department responded to a report of smoke near County Road B7. The fire turned out to be a large diameter cedar tree that appeared to be struck by lightning. The county fire department - assisted by three firefighters from the Village of Angel Fire - quickly dug lines around the fire, then extinguished the blaze with water.

“I thought this one was going to be a problem,” said County Chief Bob Coss, “but we were able to get it taken care of rather quickly.” The last known lightning in this area was Sunday evening, according to local residents, which indicates that the fire must have been “smoldering” for almost a week before the right conditions allowed it to become a wildland fire.

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