Piute (CA-SQF-1356) 2,560 acres and 4% contained. Protection of the USFS Repeater Site, the Buston Mill, historic town sites and critical habitat areas are a priority. Closure was ordered for area campgrounds, resulting in the evacuation of campers. Road closures include Piute Mountain Rd., Saddle springs Rd. and Cold Springs Rd. Evacuations were put in place for residences and visitors in Brown's Meadow and French Meadow. An evacuation advisory notice was issued to residents and visitors of the Claraville Town site. An Evacuation Center was opened in Lake Isabella at the VFW/Senior Citizens's Center.
1. Evacuation Advisory: This is a precautionary notice designed to give residents time to prepare for a possible evacuation. If you have special needs you might want to leave the area until the threat is passed. If you have livestock that needs transporting, you should move them.
2. Voluntary Evacuation: You are strongly urged to leave the area. If you choose to remain, you should be prepared to take action immediately if the danger approaches.
3. Mandatory Evacuation: You are in jeopardy and should leave the area immediately. If you choose to remain, you may be on your own as emergency personnel likely will not be able to help you.
The Monterey County HeraldThis map shows that the Basin fire is quite a bit closer to Big Sur than it was two days ago. Most of the heat shown on the Indians fire is from their burnout along the Arroyo Seco drainage.
Article Last Updated: 06/29/2008 04:06:28 PM PDT
An evacuation advisory has been issued for the Palo Colorado Canyon area due to the northward spread of the Basin Complex fire Sunday.
The advisory is a precautionary notice warning residents to prepare to leave if necessary.
Basin Fire spokeswoman Tina Rose said Sunday that residents have been moving animals out of the area and many have made arrangements to stay elsewhere. More than 1,000 homes are threatened by the fire, which grew by more than 2,000 acres overnight.
"Most people are taking the advisory as seriously as we want them to," Rose said. "The movement of the fire is to the north, east and south."
Emergency broadcast announcements were aired on local radio and television stations Sunday morning.
The affected area includes Garrapatos Road, Redwood Estates, Green Ridge, Rocky Creek Ranch, Long Ridge, Rocky Creek Road and Ray Ridge Road.
The firing operation on the Indians fire along the Arroyo Seco drainage is almost complete. Now some of their resources are concentrating on putting in indirect lines out ahead of the Basin Complex, for their purposes, being called Basin Complex East. Dozers have already completed approximately 6 miles (as the crow flies) of line north of the Indians fire, from the Arroyo Seco drainage north along the east boundary of the Los Padres National Forest.
The Martin Mars anchored on Lake Shasta, June 29. It has already been outfitted with an American flag and a USFS decal. Click on the photo to see a larger version. Photo courtesy of ShastaLake.com.Lime Complex Incident Command Post is at Hayfork, CA. Evacuations are in effect for the Platina area due to the Noble Fire, and in Wildwood due to the Telephone Fire. This complex includes about 79 fires ranging from small spots to fires over 9,000 acres. Hyampom continues to be threatened by fires. The Yolla Bolly Wilderness is closed.
Iron Complex Incident Command Post is at Junction City , CA . The Canyon Creek area and Helena remain under an evacuation order due to activity on the Eagle Fire. Slattery Pond is still under a voluntary evacuation. The Iron Complex is now managing 21 fires with some over 7,000 acres. The Ironsides and Don Juan fires have grown together.
Alps Complex - Fifteen fires (formerly part of Iron Complex) totaling 2,445 acres are assigned to a new Management Team. Most fires are in the Trinity Alps Wilderness Area. The Buckhorn Fire has backed down to a dozer line at the private Brooks Ranch.
File photo, courtesy of Coulson Flying TankersRED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY ...THE BURNEY BASIN ...AND FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I-80.One of these days the Weather Service is going to un-stick their caps-lock keys.
Firefighters continue to build and improve fireline throughout the east side of the Big Sur area and have been moving toward Manuel Peak. Dozer lines are being constructed along the North Coast Ridge Road south to Dolan Ridge to eventually meet up with the road from the Big Creek State Reserve. Structure protection engines remain in place along Partington Ridge, the North Coast Ridge Road and Highway 1. Today higher humidity at all elevations within the fire has moderated fire behavior due to wind changes.Indians fire update from the U.S. Forest Service last evening:
The fire did not expand significantly today. The firing operation continued eastward from the Arroyo Seco Campground south of the Arroyo Seco River and good progress was made due to the absence of smoke shading from the Basin Complex Fire and warmer, dryer weather. Good progress was made today improving line along the Rodeo Flats Trail.
File photo courtesy of Coulson Flying TankersI'm the editor of the Record Searchlight in Redding, and we have posted a page for our community to thank the firefighters for their efforts. Anything you can do to spread the word to your readers would be appreciated. There's a lot of gratitude here, and we want to make sure the folks who should hear about it do.Take a couple of minutes and say thanks. Here's the link:
Three or more Geographic Areas are experiencing incidents requiring Type 1 and 2 IMTs. Competition exists between Geographic Areas. Nationally, 60 percent of Type 1 and 2 IMTs and crews are committed.Weather forecast for northern California
FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
948 AM PDT FRI JUN 27 2008
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT..
.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST IS FORECAST TO BUILD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TO SPREAD NORTHWARD OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA ON FRIDAY...AND OVER THE COASTAL RANGE AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY HAVE LITTLE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THEM FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHWARD ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE THE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY...WITH STORMS GRADUALLY BECOMING WETTER.
Navy and Air Force Global Hawks as well as a U2 airframe will be flying training missions over California on Friday and Saturday.| Date | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
| Day | 6/23 | 6/24 | 6/25 | 6/26 | 6/27 |
| Initial Attack Fires | 517 | 312 | 406 | 283 | 226 |
| New Large Fires | 25 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
| Large Fires Contained | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Uncontained Large Fires | 37 | 48 | 52 | 53 | 56 |
Smoke from the Gallery/Basin Fire floats over the coastline.
Courtesy of thecalifornian.com"I know that the people that are selling all this stuff are going to go crazy now when I say this, but don't buy any of the fireworks," said Schwarzenegger, surrounded by dozens of firefighters, Monterey County law enforcement representatives and elected officials. "Don't go out and do fireworks this year ... . It's just too dry and too dangerous to do those things."
The governor spoke at the Basin Complex Fires incident command post at Andrew Molera State Park off Highway 1.
Article Created: 06/24/2008 07:34:43 PM PDTFREMONT — One of Fremont's firefighters lost his Santa Cruz County home to a wildfire last weekend as he was battling another blaze in Monterey County, fire officials said.
Richard Simon, a 25-year veteran of the fire department, was fighting fires in King City when he got word of the Trabing Fire, which started Friday afternoon and destroyed 630 acres and several homes, including Simon's, near Highway 1 north of Watsonville, said Fremont Fire Division Chief Geoff LaTendresse
Simon's family, including his wife and sons, were home at the time, but they escaped unharmed.
Fremont Fire Capt. Gerry Fogel said the family was able to round up most of the livestock, including horses, but the family lost three goats during the fire on their 3-acre property.
"It just shows that it can happen to anyone, even us," Fogel said.
Simon has fire insurance. He and his family are staying with a friend for the time being, the officials said.
Firefighters have held an internal fundraiser and a clothing drive for the family, but no public fundraising efforts have been organized, the officials said.
How will you return my baby?Most babies are back home within 14 business days. We send them via insured UPS Ground in a specially designed box, and to avoid mixups, we require that somebody sign for the delivery. Shipping to addresses outside the continental United States can take up to two additional weeks.
I recently learned about a new company, InciDocs Publications, that is producing logbooks for Incident Command System positions. They are all 5.5" x 8.5" and fit into the cargo pocket of your Nomex pants.
Carrie Dennett, owner of InciDocs Publications, spent 13 years in fire and resource management for the National Park Service. She was the Fire Management Officer for two national parks for the last 6 years and a Fire Ecologist for the previous 7 years at three national parks in Arizona. Though retired from the National Park Service, Carrie still holds a position on a federal type 1 incident management team as a Situation Unit Leader and has responded to many wildland fires and hurricanes with type 1 and 2 teams in the last 7 years.
10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
A bus filled with Riverside County firefighter inmates toppled in Aguanga on Monday night, injuring all 16 on board, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The Riverside County Fire Department bus was leaving the scene of a 20-acre blaze about 7:30 p.m. near Highway 371 and Wilson Valley Road. The Oak Glen Conservation Fire Camp inmate crew was brought in during cleanup efforts to assist firefighters, Riverside County fire officials said.
The driver, fire Capt. Steve Knutson, was headed west on Wilson Valley Road when he began driving down a speed grade, CHP Officer Ron Thatcher said.
He was going too fast and tried unsuccessfully to shift gears, Thatcher said. The bus ran up a dirt embankment and flipped on its right side.
The fire captain suffered moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar, Thatcher said.
Two inmates were critically injured and one was airlifted to Riverside County Regional Medical Center in Moreno Valley.
Another inmate was reported with moderate injuries and 12 other inmates who suffered minor injuries were treated at the scene, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
Fire Summary (Five Day Trend)
| Date | Thu | Fri | Mon | Tue | Wed |
| Day | 6/19 | 6/20 | 6/23 | 6/24 | 6/25 |
| Initial Attack Fires | 202 | 265 | 517 | 312 | 406 |
| New Large Fires | 5 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 12 |
| Large Fires Contained | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| Uncontained Large Fires | 14 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 52 |
National Resource Commitments (Five Day Trend)
| Date | Thu | Fri | Mon | Tue | Wed |
| Day | 6/19 | 6/20 | 6/23 | 6/24 | 6/25 |
| Area Command Teams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NIMO Teams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Type 1 Teams | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Type 2 Teams | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
| FUM Teams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Airmen from the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing push a modular airborne fire fighting system onto a C-130 Hercules. The system is a series of pressurized tanks that hold 3,000 gallons of flame-retardant liquid. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen) Click on the photo to see a larger version.CALMAC is fully activated. Multiple large fires are common in the north and or the south. Fire danger is very high to extreme. Resources are being mobilized through the National Coordination Center. Activation of National Guard or military done or under consideration.
Photo from the Clover fire
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We are pleased to formally announce the creation of the new Incident Emergency Medical Task Group (IEMTG) which has been created under the direction of the NWCG-Safety and Health Working Team. The IEMTG will continue on-going efforts to assist the NWCG and it's represented agencies in dealing with the complex issues surrounding incident medical and occupational health services.
Multiple fires MINIMAL STAFFING with evacuations in place or imminent: Flynn Creek is 1400 acres, 5% contained and threatening homes; Orr Springs is 200 acres threatening 1 commercial property and approximately 25 residences; Cherry is 180 acres, evacuations of 40 residences and 0% containment; Table is approximately 1000 acres and threatening residences. Heavy resource drawdown is leaving 2/3 of the fires unstaffed. Inaccessible, steep terrain. No Unit coverage, all stations are unstaffed.
The Lime Complex is comprised of approximately 68 fires ranging in size from one acre to over 400 acres. A number of fires are located in remote areas with steep terrain and limited, or no access. We continue to concentrate on fires that have been initial attacked versus those fires which have not been attacked, and choosing winnable initial attack, or extended attack actions. We are determining resources assigned to each staffed fire.
Projections in the 24 to 72 hour time frames show the community of Hyampom may be surrounded by fire in the 24 hour time range with all ingress and egress severed. A similar forecast holds for the Town of Hayfork in the 72 hour time frame. A critical priority is maintaining the integrity of Highways 3 and 36.
go though.Summary of Fires by UnitGallery fire
Siskiyou Unit: 8 fires reporting minor acreage
Humboldt Unit: 37 fires for approximately 120 acres
Mendicino Unit: 90 fires, 1 to 125 acres
San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit: 15 fires up to 2 acres in size
Amador-El Dorado Unit: 18 fires
Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit: 7 fires all less than 1 acre each
Butte Unit: 21 fires for a total of over 60 acres
Tehama-Glen Unit: 34 fires for a total of 550 acres.
Shasta-Trinity Unit: 62 fires up to 50 acres in size.
Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit: 5 fires with 4 contained.
Lassen-Modoc Unit: 27 fires for a total of 25 acres.
Tuolumne-Calavares Unit: 15 fires for a total of 140 acres.
Crews are holding the fire at the North Coast Ridge Road and Highway 1, however both the north and south flanks of the fire remain open. Approximately 75 residences and businesses were evacuated during the night between Partington Ridge and Grimes Canyon.
A fire in the Peanut area of Trinity County, south of Hayfork, CA. Timbre Beck-Murphy/Contributing photogrpaher, Redding.comBy Constance Dillon, Rob Rogers
Sunday, June 22, 2008Widespread thunderstorms rolling through the north state late Friday night and Saturday ignited scores of fires ranging in size from less than an acre to hundreds of acres in lightning-torn Trinity County.
The largest concentration of fires is known as the Lime Complex near Limedyke Mountain in the Hayfork Ranger District of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, forest spokesman Mike Odle said. The Lime Complex in Trinity County includes 30 fires burning more than 1,000 acres, Odle said.
Another large complex of fires is called the Iron Complex in the Big Bar Ranger District near Junction City off Highway 299. Multiple fires are burning 350 acres in the Iron Complex, Odle said.
Some 3,000 lightning strikes spawned 75 fires in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest from Friday night to Saturday afternoon, and fire officials were bracing for more thunderstorms Saturday night, Odle said. Forest Service officials still were assessing the fires’ acreage Saturday afternoon.
Smoke first was reported Friday afternoon in the Hyampom Road area of Trinity County. By 3 a.m. Saturday, Forest Service crews started dispatching fire crews, engines, bulldozers and water tenders.
“We were told to expect 50 to 100 fires,” said Angelo Cattaneo, owner-operator of Cattaneo Trucking, as she stood in front of a row of water trucks and engines outside the Hayfork Ranger District on Saturday.
More than 20 smokejumpers were sent to fires in the more remote regions.
Fire crew leaders radioing the Hayfork Ranger District office with reports of small fires Saturday were interrupted by frantic reports of new flare-ups. “This whole place is on fire,” one Forest Service worker’s voice said over the fire scanner. Another voice cut in: “This place is too tight for my guys to rappel in.”
9,000 ARE FIGHTING FIRES IN CALIFORNIARemember when we used to be able to deploy 48 air tankers to one state?
Firefighters called in from around the nation deployed in the forests of Northern California today, battling hundreds of lightning-ignited fires that have blackened 68,000 acres and forced people to move out of some mountain communities.
Three rural communities in western Oregon were threatened by fires surging through tinder-dry timber, while firefighters in Idaho slowly gained ground against a blaze that menaced an affluent neighborhood of Pocatello.
In California, nearly 9,000 firefighters battled major blazes in the Stanislaus, Klamath, and Shasta-Trinity national forests and nearly 300 smaller fires, said Mike Milosch of the United States Forest Service in Sacramento.
Mr. Milosch said firefighters had controlled about 700 other blazes ignited by nearly 5,000 lightning strikes since Saturday. The lightning is occurring in near-record heat that has left forests extremely dry. In the Air and on the Ground
Fire officials said there had not been as many lightning-caused fires in California since the summer of 1977 when a fire in the Los Padres National Forest blackened nearly 200,000 acres.
The Federal and state firefighters now battling the blazes employed at least 48 air tankers, 296 fire engines, 31 helicopters and scores of bulldozers.
