By Elias Funez | Multimedia Reporter California Office of Emergency Services representatives tour the Woolman at Sierra Friends Center off Jones Bar Road in Nevada City Wednesday morning, marking the beginning of a state-funded clean-up effort on the six-month anniversary of the start of the Jones Fire. The fire burned 705 acres and a handful of residences and many outbuildings. Photo: Elias Funez A state funded cleanup has begun in the wake of the 705 acre Jones Fire, which started six months ago after a lightning strike lit a fire near the South Yuba River the morning of Aug. 17. Representatives from the California Office of Emergency Services and Nevada County Office of Emergency Services toured the cleanup efforts Wednesday morning off Newtown and Jones Bar roads, where the majority of the fire’s damage to structures occurred, including at the historic Woolman at Sierra Friends Center location.