Tuesday, July 31, 2012

[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (7/30/12-7:30PM)



Date

Time

News and Notes

07/30

1930

South Fire, CA-CND-002404, 271 acres, 70% contained.SQF and CND in Unified Command Central Sierra Type 2 IMT (Cooper) not deployed, but partially absorbed into Type 3 organization; the rest to be released.

07/30

1430

Starting to get some thunderstorm activity, lightning (wet) in Imperial & San Diego Counties.

07/30

0800

South Fire CA-CND-002404

South Alpine Way, Bodfish

Myers Canyon & Bodfish Canyon

450 acres, 25% contained

07/29

1700

South Fire CA-CND-002404

South Alpine Way, Bodfish

SRA/FRA 150 acres, 0% contained

Fire started on SRA with 2/3rds of fire spread on BLM, Threat To FRA

Moderate Rate of Spread. Sequoia NF Central Ordering point

07/29

1700

Graham Fire, CA-TCU-006808 Vegetation Fire, Update

Community of Groveland, Tuolumne County

81 acres, 85% contained,

CALFIRE ICT # 8 (Veneris) IMT team remains assigned

Fire anticipates turning incident back to the local unit tomorrow.

07/29

1000

Grape Fire CA-KRN-0023612

I-5 south of Grapevine Rd., Lebec

350 acres, 90% contained  No significant activity overnight

07/29

0800

The El Cariso HS and the Laguna HS are being mobilized to Utah, Dallas Fire UT-SLD-00612

Dallas Canyon, Salt Lake District, BLM. Ten miles southwest of Delle, UT.

Juniper, brush and grass. Active fire behavior with spotting.

07/29

0800

Graham Fire, CA-TCU-006808 Vegetation Fire, Update

Community of Groveland, Tuolumne County

81 acres, 65% contained,

CALFIRE ICT # 8 (Veneris) IMT team remains assigned

Fire anticipates turning incident back to the local unit tomorrow.

07/28

1900

Grape Fire CA-KRN-023612

I-5 south of Grapevine Rd, Lebec

300 acres, 20% contained  SRA Forward rate of spread slowed

07/28

1800

Graham Fire, CA-TCU-006808 Vegetation Fire, Update

Community of Groveland, Tuolumne County

81 acres, 50% contained, reduction in acreage due to better mapping.

CALFIRE ICT # 8 (Veneris) IMT team supporting

both fires (Graham & Penn) Mop Up and patrol, fire suppression repair plan has been integrated

 

Penn Fire , CA-TCU-006809 Vegetation Fire, Update,

Community of Murphys, Calaveras County,

134 acres, 100% contained. Significant demobilization projected for today

07/27

0800

Cascade Fire CA-YNP-1473 Yosemite National Park

 Fire is burning between two upper forks of the Cascade Creek

This lightning caused fire, in Yosemite's high elevation Wilderness 

The fire has grown to 109 acres. It is burning in a short needle red fir forest.

The southern perimeter edge is the most active with occasional 6 to 12 inch

flame lengths during the hottest part of the day. Currently, the fire poses no

threat to trails, park service buildings, infrastructure or roads, cultural or natural resources.

Firefighters continue to monitor and scout the fire to determine the potential in growth and spread direction.

07/27

0800

Graham Fire CA-TCU-6808

Clements Road / Community of Groveland

Fire has burned 100 acres, and is 20% containment

 

Penn Fire CA-TCU-8609

Pennsylvania Gulch / Community of Murphy's

Fire has burned 134 acres, and is 60% containment 

07/26

1800

Adobe Fire Fire CA-INF-846

NE/O Mono Lake

Fire is 8-10 acres, 0% containment.

The forward rate of spread has been slowed, however there are some areas

of isolated torching. Fire is burning in Pinyon & Juniper on right flank and sage on left flank. 

Firefighters are being shuttled in to fire by helicopter. Access problems are hampering suppression efforts. Jumper 52 with eight smoke jumpers has jumped this fire. Values at risk are watershed and wilderness.

07/26

1600

Per the National Interagency Coordination Center effective immediately the National Preparedness Level is being reduced to 2 (PL2).  Demobilization of all resource types is occurring in most geographical areas.  Initial attack capability is high in most areas and competition for resources between geographical areas is non-existent.  Although areas are experiencing hot and dry conditions, NICC is not seeing a high risk for significant fires in the short term.  Large fire activity has been decreasing daily and containment dates of existing large fires are in the near future. 

07/26

1000

ICT # 8 (Veneris) was mobilized to the Graham Fire with a tentative in briefing scheduled for

1100 hours today. Base camp established at Frog Town.

07/26

0800

Penn Fire CA-TCU-8609

Pennsylvania Gulch / Community of Murphy's

Fire has burned 180 acres, and is 15% containment

Progress made overnight constructing direct and contingency lines

Continuing threat to distribution power lines

Heavy fuels with continuing threat to Stanislaus River drainage

Evacuations lifted, roads open to residents only

 

Graham Fire CA- TCU-6808

Clements Road / Community of Groveland

SRA and FRA within CAL FIRE DPA

100 acres, 5% containment

Potential continues for active fire behavior with slope and wind alignment

Very steep slope with creeping, roll out and possible spotting

Difficult access to flanks

Potential for fire to establish itself in Tuolumne River drainage

Continuing threat to Tuolumne river wild and Scenic area

 

07/25

1800

Graham Fire CA-TCU-6808

Graham Ranch Road, Groveland, Tuolumne County

SRA  60 acres, 0% contained

Moderate rate of spread with spotting and potential 150- 250 acres

Access problems hampering containment efforts

 

Penn Fire CA-TCU-006809 Murphy's, Calaveras County

Pennsylvania Gulch / Community of Murphy's

100 acres, 0% containment, Potential for 1,000 acres

Moderate ROS with spotting, however progress being made

Structure defense occurring with threat to high voltage power lines and Stanislaus River drainage

Evacuations being organized

Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm

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