Fire sweeps up west hill

--Shirlene Young photo

A dramatic situation quickly developed after a transformer sparked a fire on the west hill in Colfax above Hamilton Park. Although the night time photo shows little detail, it does show the fire’s close proximity to this neighboring home.

Colfax fire crews late Thursday night, Aug. 18, stopped a fire which swept across grass and brush on the west hill above the old Almota Road in south Colfax. Power supply was knocked out to the southwest corner of town at about 11:15 that night.

The fire started just north of the old Almota Road. Jeff Solbrack, who now resides in the fo...