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    1. Rescue

    Occupant Rescued from RV after Fallen Tree Crushes it in Nevada County, CA

    Feb. 16, 2025
    Nevada County firefighters rescued a woman and two dogs from an RV after a tree fell on the center of it.

    By Ishani Desai

    Source The Sacramento Bee

    Nevada County Consolidated Fire District
    Firefighters found the tree crushing the center of the RV at the Nevada County fairgrounds.
    Firefighters found the tree crushing the center of the RV at the Nevada County fairgrounds.

    Firefighters with the Nevada County Consolidated Fire District rescued a woman and her two dogs Thursday after a tree crushed an RV.

    Firefighters went to the county fairgrounds at 11228 McCourtney Road in Grass Valley for the rescue. An uprooted tree amid precipitation fell onto a RV in its center, splitting it nearly in two, the fire district said in a social media post. 

    Nevada County Consolidated Fire District
    Nevada County firefighters rescued the occupant after a tree fell on the RV.
    Nevada County firefighters rescued the occupant after a tree fell on the RV.

    Responding crews spent about 20 minutes extricating the woman and her dogs. There were no injuries, firefighters said in the social media post.

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