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Calaveras County man aids neighbors, checks on homes after Gann Fire destruction
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Key Points:
- The Gann Fire in Calaveras County has burned approximately 10,374 acres and is 47% contained, with over 1,600 fire personnel assigned to the effort.
- Several evacuation zones have been reopened or downgraded to warnings, but four zones remain under full evacuation orders.
- Resident Chris Cobb stayed during the fire, protecting his home with the help of volunteer firefighters, though he still lost several structures and vehicles.
- Cobb is now assisting neighbors who cannot return by checking homes, caring for animals, maintaining generators, and delivering difficult news about property losses.
- Calaveras County urges residents to document fire damage and report agricultural, livestock, structural, and road damages to the appropriate county departments.
