Updated Fire in Douglas Flat area Update at 12 p.m.: CAL Fire dispatch reports that the steep and rocky terrain is making it difficult for firefighters to get a hose line around the blaze burning in the Douglas Flat area of Calaveras County. The acreage remains between 4 and 5 acres with no structures threatened. The flames broke out in the brush along Camp Nine Road above some water tanks near Ponderosa Way, off Parrotts Ferry Road. Camp Nine Road at Parrotts Ferry Road and the Camp Nine Bypass remain closed. Update at 11:35 a.m.: CAL Fire reports crews are making progress on a brush fire burning along Camp Nine Road near Ponderosa Way, off Parrotts Ferry Road in the Douglas Flat area of Calaveras County as the air tankers and air attack have returned to Columbia airbase. Only a helicopter remains on the scene, according to dispatch. The blaze remains at 4 to 5 acres in size and no structures are threatened.