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- CHP - Woodside TC - Big Rig explosion and fatality Posted: 22 May 2007 04:48 PM CDT Highway 101 in Redwood City reopened after crash (05-22) 17:45 PDT REDWOOD CITY -- All lanes of Highway 101 in Redwood City have reopened following a big rig crash into the center divide, officials said. According to the California Highway Patrol, the cab of the big rig caught fire after the crash, which occurred around 1 p.m. There were "major" injuries sustained in the crash, the CHP said. Editor- I watched this one evolve at the CHP CAD page...Very sad fatal injury accident in Woodside on 101 involving a big rig semi truck and other vehicles reads very bad for driver of the semi-truck.and possibly other critically injured victims. Fatal accident yet it was very compelling to watch it unfold live at the CHP Media Traffic Incident Information Page (CHP Traffic Incident Information Page: "Traffic Collision - Major Injuries SB US101 AT EB WOODSIDE EXWY Incident: 0976 Type: Location: info as of: 5/22/2007 2:36:59 PM ADDITIONAL DETAILS 2:55PM SD 490 / PORTAS 2:55PM PORTAS // REG RIG TO JUST SOUTH OF THE SCENE TO RETRIEVE BIG RIG TIRE AND RIM----LL 2:52PM 1039 3A 1022 ADVS 1185 1097 2:51PM LL 3A 2:49PM 1022 3A PLS 2:49PM 1256 VIA CHP / 2NDARY TC AT OP WAS AT 1306-----NO WITNESSES, CELIA WILL CALL ME BACK 2:40PM MODEL G470 2:40PM LEXUS 06 4DR SILVER 1 PLT FOR 22651G---SUV 2:36PM *****SIG ALERT UPDATE***** #1 AND 2 LANES CLOSED FOR 3 HOURS FOR CLEAN UP 2:34PM A1 FOR 5VCT699 2:34PM NO STORAGE ON TOYT CAMRY 2:33PM SB #1 AND #2 TO BE CLOSED FOR 2 TO 3 HOURS FOR CLEAN UP^ 2:30PM 5CVT699 2:26PM NEG ON SANCARLOS PER 58-------LL 2:26PM DOT COPZ BOTH LINES 102 AND 103 THX 2:25PM BIG RIG DRIVER IS 1182 2:25PM AFFIRM ON SAN CARLOS, SB #4 IS OPEN, NB #2, #3, #4 ARE OPEN 2:23PM .K/1083D0522.D/WILL GET UNIT TO CHECK RAMPS 2:23PM REFERENCE DUPLICATE INCIDENT 1083D0522 2:21PM SAN CARLOS PD REQ IF THEY CAN OPEN UP SB LANES 2:19PM 1039 3A//REF# 2378 ACTION TOW ENRT ADV NB AT WDSD 2:19PM 1039 A1 / VEH IS NB 101 AT WOODSIDE 2:18PM SHUT DOWN // C196 IS COMING THE WRONG WAY UP SEAPORT 2:17PM LL 3A 2:14PM SD PLS ROLL THE 3A 2:14PM 2 1185S ---3A FOR A GREEN TOYT CAMRY W/FLT AND ONE 1185R 2:12PM ALL LNS SB 101 FROM 92 ARE OPEN PER D10 2:11PM DOT ADVSG S-101 AT WOODSIDE THE RIGHT LANE IS OPEN 2:10PM HAVE 34 // 44M // D10 OPEN UP 92 AT 101 2:10PM LINE 83/NEG RESPONSE UNITS ON SCENE 2:08PM SMPD 1022 D 2:08PM CONTINUE THE THE SIG ALERT AND CMS SIGNS, CANCEL 34 2:08PM HAVE SMPD 1022 2:07PM HAVE 31M BRING THE TRAFFIC IN REAL SLO PER S1 // #4 OPEN 2:01PM MENLO 1022 D 2:00PM LINE 80 IS NB, THX 1:58PM #2, #3 AND #4 ARE OPEN PER S1 1:57PM TMT UPDATED 1:55PM 1039 ACTION FOR 2ND 1:54PM 1039 PORTAS FOR 1 1:54PM UNIT ADVS D THEY REQ D 2 1185 BIG RIGS EARLIER 1:52PM 1039 DOTCC 1:51PM 1039 CORONER TO 1022 1:51PM SB WILL BE OPEN IN ABOUT 10 1:51PM NB LNS WILL BE OPEN IN ABOUT 5 1:47PM 1022 CORONER, DRVR WAS FOUND 1:43PM SMPD LL INQ HOW LONG WILL THEY BE NEEDED FOR 1184 AT ALL THE ON/OFR 1:41PM THEY ARE STILL NEEDED THERE PLS 1:38PM WOODSIDE OFR WILL BE OPEN IN ABOUT 1 MIN 1:38PM STILL LL 1:38PM MENLO PARK PD 97 AT MARSH ONR TO SB US101 AND WILLOW ONR TO SB -- ARE THEY STILL NEEDED HERE AT SB,OR ARE THEY NEEDED NB ONR OR ANYWHERE ELSE? 1:34PM DOT 97, W-92 TO S-101 CLOSED 1:25PM WILL CHECK ON ETA FOR LINE 55/1023 PLS 1:24PM SAN MATEO PD 1097 AT ALL THE ONRS IN THERE CITY 1:23PM EB 92 TO SB 101 SHUT DOWN 1:23PM EN ROUTE FROM OAKLAND 1:22PM STATUS ON SIGN TRUCKS FOR 92/101 1:20PM 1039 CORONER 1:19PM LL CORONER 1:18PM SAN MATEO - SD 464 / 1039 1:18PM BELMONT PD - SD 450 / 1039 1:18PM SAN CARLOS - SD 463 / 1039 1:18PM CHP TMC COPIES LINE 46 1:18PM 1039 DOTCC 1:17PM START THE CORONER 1:17PM SO SENDING UNITS 1:17PM 1039 DOTCC RE LINE 41 1:16PM TRAFFIC BACKED UP TO JNO WHIPPLE SB 1:16PM 1039 1141 1:16PM DOT TO CLOSE DOWN WB 92 TO SB 101 1:15PM *****SIG ALERT UPDATE ALL LANES BLOCKED N/B AND S/B USE ALTERNATE ROUTES OFTRAVEL***** 1:15PM GET SANCARLOS, BELMONT, AND SAN MATEO TO SHUT DOWN THE ENTRANCES TO SB 101 1:15PM NOTIFY FIRE-----LIFEFLIGHT, TO NB LNS 1:14PM 1039 TMT 1:14PM 1039 MENLO 1:14PM 1039 DOTCC 1:13PM GET SO FOR 1184 AT WOODSIDE TOO PER 31M 1:13PM NEED MENLO TO DIVERT AT MARSH AND WILLOW // NB ACCESS FROM BAYFRONT 1:13PM DOT-----SIGNS AND CLOSURE 1:12PM LL RWCPD 1:11PM ADV PD TO RESPOND FOR 1184 AT WOODSIDE 1:10PM CHECKING ON AIR 1141 1:10PM SAN MATEO ADVS IF CHP NEEDS ANY HELP OUT HERE WITH ANYTHING TO JUST GIVE THEM A CALL 1:09PM PARTY STOPPED BREATHING 1:09PM ALL LNS SHUTDOWN 1:09PM 31M DIVERTING TRAFFIC AT 1:07PM NB AT WOODSIDE, COME ACROSS THE CD --- 3RD INJ 1:06PM HAVE RWCPD SHUT DOWN WOODSIDE 1:06PM RWCPD OFCR HAS 2 STATEMENTS FM WITNESSES RE THIS C/FIRE--UNIT CAN 1021 HIM FOR DETAILS PER RWCPD(SEE RP) 1:05PM 1141 C3, WFA ROCK WENT THRU THE WINDSHIELD AND HIT HER FACE/GRY SUV 1:05PM CMS ALREADY ON 1:04PM ACTIVATE CMS BOTH DIRECTIONS PER 91-L1 1:03PM FIRE 1097 1:03PM 2ND VEH JNO OF THIS TC // POSS IN CD----INJURIES, STARTING 1141 1:02PM DOT ADVSG DEBRIS IN THE LANES 1:01PM DOT RQTG FIRE, BOTH DIRECTIONS BLOCKED 1:00PM ACCESS FROM WOODSIDE ONR 101 1:00PM 1039 FIRE FOR 2ND TRUCK 12:59PM PER ANOTHER CALL CAB OF RIG NOW ON FIRE 12:59PM REFERENCE DUPLICATE INCIDENT 0972D0522 12:59PM 1039 DOTCC 12:59PM 2ND TRUCK FROM FIRE 12:58PM NB LANE BLKED---SB LNS ALSO FULLY BLKED 12:58PM BIG RIG EXPLODED AFTER IT HIT THE CD 12:58PM REFERENCE DUPLICATE INCIDENT 0973D0522 12:58PM SIG ALERT PLS 12:58PM BLKING NB #1 LN ALSO 12:57PM 1039 1141 12:57PM DRIVER TRAPPED IN THE CAB 12:57PM #1 AND #2 BLKED RESPONDING OFFICERS STATUS 1:01PM CHP Unit Assigned 1:06PM CHP Unit On Scene 1:10PM CHP Unit On Scene 1:11PM CHP Unit On Scene 1:13PM CHP Unit On Scene 1:17PM CHP Unit On Scene 1:21PM CHP Unit On Scene 1:21PM CHP Unit On Scene 1:24PM CHP Unit On Scene 2:14PM CHP Unit Enroute

SAN FRANCISCO / Firefighter charged after run-in with female officer / He reportedly tested positive for drugs and resisted arrest Posted: 22 May 2007 10:33 PM CDT SAN FRANCISCO / Firefighter charged after run-in with female officer / He reportedly tested positive for drugs and resisted arrest: SAN FRANCISCO Firefighter charged after run-in with female officer He reportedly tested positive for drugs and resisted arrest Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer Friday, April 27, 2007 A San Francisco firefighter faces charges of assault, resisting arrest and driving under the influence of drugs after allegedly threatening and driving away from a female police officer he initially mistook as another member of the city's Fire Department. "You f -- women firefighters can't even use your radio," Daniel Kelly, 46, yelled at San Francisco police Sgt. Denise Fabbri, according to a misdemeanor warrant supporting his arrest this month in the incident earlier this year. Kelly, who police say was in uniform and claimed to have been on his way to work at the time, was eventually taken into custody, and a blood test showed he had been using cocaine and methamphetamine. The Jan. 5 arrest follows a series of incidents involving allegedly intoxicated firefighters that led the San Francisco Fire Department to impose random drug and alcohol screening. Critics say the department's policies are still too lenient. The random drug testing began after several firefighters were found to have been drinking on duty. The department's second in command, Deputy Chief Fred Sanchez, was forced to retire in April 2005 in the face of allegations he had allowed a drunken firefighter to return to duty. Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said the department takes all such incidents seriously, whether on or off duty. Despite Kelly's claims at the time, she said, he was not headed to work Jan. 5 and had called in sick Jan. 2, the last day he was scheduled to work prior to the incident. She said he has since gone on disability leave. "It is my understanding he was not on duty, nor was he headed to work," she said. "This is off-duty conduct -- it's obviously unprofessional and totally inappropriate." Kelly, a 20-year veteran of the department from Alamo, was arraigned earlier this month on the misdemeanor charges. His lawyer, Gerald Wood, declined comment. According to court documents and police reports, Kelly had pulled over his Ford Expedition sport utility vehicle in the middle of a crosswalk the morning of Jan. 5 when he was spotted by Fabbri. Kelly then opened his door, and Fabbri saw his foot hang out. Fabbri, fearing a medical emergency, approached and asked how he was doing. Kelly looked out and said he was "f -- sleeping.'' Fabbri told Kelly to shut off the engine and get out of the SUV, but Kelly jumped out, pointing his finger at Fabbri, and challenged her. She called for backup on the radio. ''You don't even know how to use your radio,'' he allegedly said. "You f -- women firefighters can't even use your radio.' '' Fabbri displayed her Police Department star and said she was a police officer, not a firefighter. Kelly ignored her commands to back away and cocked his arm, as if to assault her, according to the arrest warrant. Fabbri ordered Kelly to back away, saying she would have to shoot him, but he continued challenging her. After an onlooker called out -- "what are you doing to her?'' -- Kelly stopped and returned to his SUV, ignoring Fabbri's order not to leave, and sped off. Fabbri alerted dispatch and soon thereafter spotted Kelly again as he flagged a cab in the area. Fabbri followed the cab into a restaurant parking lot at Lombard and Steiner streets. At the lot, Kelly climbed back in his SUV, but was blocked in by the cab and Fabbri's unmarked police car. Kelly exited his vehicle and briefly approached Fabbri's car, but she mouthed: "Don't do it. Don't do it.'' He then got back into the cab, then got out again, while Fabbri watched and waited for backup. Her husband, Carl Fabbri, also an SFPD sergeant, arrived, showed Kelly his star and ordered him to surrender. A "disheveled, unshaven and confused'' Kelly ignored the order and started to jog toward a fire station, the warrant said. "I'm a firefighter, I'm on my way to work, what did I do?'' He showed his firefighter badge as he continued heading away, but eventually he was taken down to the ground by Carl Fabbri and arrested. Kelly told police he had been drinking to about 2 a.m. the night before and apologized, saying he was going through a divorce. Police soon learned he had been driving on a suspended license for an earlier DUI case. "I don't even know what happened,'' he said, according to the arrest warrant. "I must have blacked out.'' Kelly told police he mistook the police sergeant for someone from the Fire Department's training division "just f -- with me until I saw she was wearing a gun,'' according to the warrant. He said he had been drinking "quite a bit'' of beer and whiskey the night before in the Marina. He failed a field sobriety test, then agreed to a blood test. There was no alcohol detected in his blood, but he tested positive for cocaine and methamphetamine. Authorities could not explain why someone who claimed to have been drinking heavily that morning would have no alcohol in his blood. According to the charges, Kelly's license had been suspended in June 2002. Records show that he had been arrested in January 2001 in Sierra County for driving under the influence, as well as an incident of drunken driving in August 1996. Hayes-White said she was concerned about the drug use and the comments Kelly allegedly made toward a woman he thought was a firefighter. "We have an investigation under way, but we have not filed any charges,'' Hayes-White said. "At this point, it's something we are keeping a watchful eye on. I have huge concerns about the whole issue.'

CA-SLU Sundance/Bitter Posted: 22 May 2007 09:55 PM CDT CA-SLU Sundance/Bitter Sundance/Bitter Fire Multiple starts along Hwy 41. Two fires contained around 10 acres. Another dispatch for fire at Hwy 58 and Bitterwater Rd in Cal Valley. Initial size up on Bitterwater Rd is 8 acres. AA240 now reporting 10 acres in light brush moderate rate of spread moving uphill. Requesting tanker from Porterville and a copter if available.

CA-BTU - Honey fire Posted: 22 May 2007 08:32 PM CDT Honey Run at Skyway Rd near Chico and Paradise. The fire has jumped Skyway Road and mandatory evacuations are in effect on Oak Ridge Drive and Honey Run Road. Skyway is closed at Bruce Road in Chico and at Pearson Road in Paradise. 110 PERSONNEL ON SCENE 60 ACRES Update: Honey Fire County: Butte County Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Butte Unit Status/Notes: 200+ acres, just east of Chico on Honey Run Rd and the Skyway. There are evacuations in progress. Contact the Fire Information Center for the most up to date location. Date Started: May 22, 2007 3:15 pm Last update: May 22, 2007 6:40 pm Phone Numbers (530) 538-7826 (Honey Fire Information) Honey Run at Skyway Rd near Chico and Paradise. Working fire. 2nd hand information fire is 100 acres+ with structure threat. Numerous resources responding. Per CHP CAD fire has jumped Skyway Rd and mandatory evacs are now in place. sh9730 View Public Profile Find all posts by sh9730 Update: Re: CA-BTU-Honey Type 3 strike team XNE-4100C responding code 3 from Nevada County to the fire Per CHP CAD fire has jumped Skyway Rd and mandatory evacs are now in place. CHP Cad now reporting fire has jumped Skyway near Rocky Bluff. Honey Run Raod is being evacuated. Evac shelter in Paradise. HWY 99 is slowed to standstill in both directions in area due to fire traffic, multiple road closures, and manditory evacs........More when available Per News 10 in Sacramento with CAL FIRE PIO , Fire well over 200 acres, it has crossed Skyway. News 10 story Honey fire Evacuations Ordered in Chico Canyon Fire Written by C. Johnson, Internet News Producer A wind-whipped fire is forcing evacuations in the Honey Run Canyon east of Chico. Authorities have ordered the evacuation of at least 15 homes. Flames have jumped across Skyway road off Highway 99. Skyway and Honey Run Road are closed to traffic. An evacuation center has been set up at Neighborhood Church, 2801 Norte Dame Blvd, Chico, (530) 343-6006. A van is transporting evacuated residents to the church. Fire officials say 200 acres have burned. There are three air tankers and two helicopters fighting the blaze. The first report of the fire came in about 3:15 p.m.. A Red Flag Warning is in effect. News 24 Fire Closes Skyway Tuesday May 22, 2007 The fire forced the California Highway Patrol to shut down the Skyway from Bruce Road in Chico up to Neal Road in Paradise. The fire is burning in the Butte Creek Canyon and has jumped the Skyway. It is moving fast due to the high winds. Voluntary evacuations have been ordered for more than a dozen homes on Oakridge Drive. CalFire has called in the air tankers and more than 60 crews are fighting this fire. We will bring you more information as it becomes available. Live stream on windows media can be found at: http://www.thenet411.net/modules.php?name=Listen

CA-SHF- Bolli Incident Posted: 22 May 2007 07:26 PM CDT NIFC New Incident 5-22 09:40 : CA-SHF, Bolli Incident. Reported early this morning, in an inaccessible area. Now approximately 30 acres. Update: INCIWEB INCIDENT UPDATED: 2007-05-22 20:31:36 ET Incident: Bolli Released: 2007-05-22 19:36:00 ET REDDING, Calif. (May 22, 2007) – The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is currently suppressing a 40-acre forest fire, seven miles northeast of McCloud Bridge Campground near White Rock Mountain. "Lake users and residents along Shasta Lake may see or smell smoke, but should not be alarmed at this time," said Forest Service Spokesperson Mike Odle. The smoke from the Bolli Fire may be visible from Interstate 5 and along Shasta Lake. Public seeing smoke northeast of McCloud Bridge Campground do not need to call 911 or local law enforcement. There are approximately 60 Forest Service personnel on the Bolli Fire, including 18 smokejumpers, three engines, two hand crews, an air attack helicopter and a water tender. The Bolli Fire marks fire number 31 on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest since January 18. Forest officials are startled at the large portion of the 31 fires, which are suspected to be human caused. Officials are asking the public to take precautions this Memorial Day weekend. "Light rain this year, coupled with drier than normal fuels, is a concern for us," said Odle. For more information contact the Shasta-Trinity National Forest at (530) 226-2500 or online at www.fs.fed.us/r5/shastatrinity. Official update: INCIDENT UPDATED: 2007-05-22 22:26:43 ET Summary The Forest Service is currently engaging a fire 7 miles northeast of McCloud Bridge Campground near White Rock Mtn. The Bolli Fire is currently 20 acres in size. Eighteen smokejumpers, two hand crews, three engines, one water tender and an air attack are on the fire. The fire does not threaten any structures and recreation along Shasta Lake is not affected. The area is very inaccessible and in the middle of nowhere. For more information contact the Shasta-Trinity National Forest Public Affairs Office at (530) 226-2500. Basic Information Incident Type Wildland Fire Cause Under Investigation Date of Origin 05/22/2007 at 0725 hrs. Location 27 miles northeast of Redding CA Incident Commander Bob Bente Current Situation Total Personnel 86 Size 200 acres Fuels Involved Timber Fire Behavior Fire made significant runs upslope through heavy logging slash. Gusty winds caused spotting problems. Significant Events Driving time to to access the fire is approximately 2.5 hours from Interstate 5. Long drive times allowed fire to become established prior to ground resources arriving to support initial attack by SmokeJumpers. Fire is not accessible by vehicle and requires a 1 hour walk. Outlook Planned Actions Not available Projected Movement In the next 12 hours: Fire moving southeast into Chatterdown Creek. Dirunal winds will push fire south down drainage. In the next 24 hours: Potential is high for fire to cross Chatterdown Creek and establish on the south facing slope below Curl Ridge. Growth Potential High Terrain Difficulty Extreme Remarks Equipment and Crews: 2 crews, 1 helicopter, 3 engines, 1 dozer, 1 water tender. Heavy logging slash causing control problems. Area is intermixed with private timber lands and Forest Service lands. Full control objective is compromised by areas of heavy logging slash. Gusty winds causing spotting problems. Weather Current Wind Conditions 5 mph NW Current Temperature 76 degrees Current Humidity 14 % Forecasted Wind Conditions Not available Forecasted Temperature Not available Forecasted Humidity Not available

CA-TGU - Lanes Fire Posted: 22 May 2007 07:28 PM CDT NIFC New Incident 5-22 15:50 : CA-TGU, Lanes Fire. Inaccessible area near Manton. Reported at 5 acres. MWS

FISCAL CONTROLS IN 2006 FIRE SEASON Posted: 22 May 2007 07:24 PM CDT News Blog -: "FISCAL CONTROLS IN 2006 FIRE SEASON USDA Forest Service News Release No. 0148.07: INDEPENDENT STUDY FINDS FOREST SERVICE EXERCISED APPROPRIATE AND ADEQUATE FISCAL CONTROLS IN 2006 FIRE SEASON WASHINGTON, May 21, 2007 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that an independent Brookings Institution panel found the USDA Forest Service exercised appropriate and adequate fiscal diligence in suppressing wildfires during the record breaking 2006 fire season. The panel reviewed 19 large fires that burned more than 1.1 million acres and cost $470 million dollars to suppress. The review panel also identified several 'issue areas' to help the Forest Service contain the rising costs of firefighting. Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey said the recommendations of the panel will be acted upon immediately. 'The cost of firefighting is rapidly approaching half of the Forest Service entire budget for caring for the nation's 193 million acres of national forests,' Rey said. 'We are doing everything we can to curb the costs of firefighting while taking every step to protect the safety of our firefighters and ensure they have appropriate tools to do their job. The panel's recommendations will help us control costs.' The panel recommended: better linkage between land management plans and fire management plans, and more continuously updating fire management plans to reflect changing conditions. Land management plans are developed with considerable public input, provide guidance for all activities on a given national forest. The panel noted that both plans need to specifically address land management objectives and relevant fire conditions and trends such as fire history, hazardous fuels accumulations and treatments, and the influence of increasing urbanization near national forest boundaries. more agility in the deployment of firefighting teams and the skills needed on each team. The independent panel noted that huge forces are driving the wildland fire situation and firefighting costs: accumulation of biomass and hazardous fuels, worsening drought, global climate change, unabated growth in the wildland urban interface, and rising public expectations that both property and habitat will always be protected.

KOLO - California News Posted: 22 May 2007 07:08 PM CDT KOLO - California News: Collapsed Part of Bay Bridge Will Reopen for Holiday Weekend Oakland, CA Repairs to a section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that collapsed in a tanker truck fire last month will be completed by Thursday night, reopening the busy freeway for Memorial Day weekend, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday. By finishing the work more than a month before the June 27 deadline set by the California Department of Transportation, Rancho Cordova-based contractor C.C. Myers Inc. will receive a $5 million bonus for the work. "Thanks to hard, around-the-clock work of Caltrans and C.C. Myers, our local partners and businesses, Bay Area motorists can once again travel through this busy interchange," Schwarzenegger said in a statement. "Just in time for the holiday weekend, this roadway will be open in 26 days from when the accident occurred." The contractor originally predicted the portion of the MacArthur Maze, which connects eastbound Interstate-80 to eastbound I-580, would be completed by June 2. Myers announced the earlier finish late last week and Schwarzenegger confirmed the opening Monday. The early reopening is good news for commuters on one of the nation's busiest freeway interchanges, hobbled by the April 29 fire caused by an overturned gasoline tanker. C.C. Myers bid $867,075 for the contract. Caltrans offered a bonus of $200,000 for each day the work is finished ahead of the deadline, with a maximum of $5 million. To collect the full amount under the contract, work would have to be completed by June 2.

CA-NEU-Highway Fire - UPDATE Posted: 22 May 2007 06:54 PM CDT CA-NEU-Highway Fire 5/22 14:40 latest wild cad update is 300+ acres at 20% containment. Highway Fire is 300+ acres and spotting 2-3 drainages ahead. 60-70% unlined and burning through the retardant. Placing order for Suwyn's Type 2 Team. Live Video available at http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/7615571.html"

CA-NEU-Highway Fire - UPDATE Posted: 22 May 2007 11:21 AM CDT CA-NEU-Highway Fire - Vegetation Fire:CA-NEU-Highway Fire sierra front wild cad is calling the highway fire 150 acres at 20% contained this morning." I-80 WEST OF THE STATE LINE SIERRA CO UPDATES: CA-NEU-Highway Fire http://gacc.nifc.gov/wgbc/information/newsandnotes.htm 5/22 14:40 latest wild cad update is 300+ acres at 20% containment. Highway Fire is 300+ acres and spotting 2-3 drainages ahead. 60-70% unlined and burning through the retardant. Placing order for Suwyn's Type 2 Team. Live Video available at http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/7615571.html WildCAD - Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center 05/21/2007 13:17 Highway Fire- 170-180 ACRES, 20% CONTAINED - P4DF4C 5/22-0800-SFC Highway Fire is 150 acres in heavy timber. Burned actively throughout the night. Tanker 11, T-25, Air Attack 7DL, and Lead 09 committed. 5/21-1545-WBC Lead 09 (38V) is enroute to Stead. Stead will be the dedicated base until further notice 5/21-1545-SFC Highway Fire is 80 acres. Tanker 23, T-11, T-76, T-78 committed.

Esperanza Fire - The Esperanza Final Report Posted: 22 May 2007 06:06 PM CDT See whole report and all attachments at: Cal fire The Esperanza Final Report: Executive Summary The Esperanza Fire was reported on October 26, 2006 at 1:11 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) in Cabazon, California, within the jurisdiction of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). At approximately 7:15 a.m., five wildland firefighters from Forest Service Fire Engine 57 were overrun by the fire, while they were positioned near an isolated, vacant residential structure. All five firefighters were fatally burned by a sudden, intense fire run up a steep drainage below their location. The fatalities occurred in the rural mountain community of Twin Pines, which is located in the San Jacinto Mountains approximately four miles southwest of Cabazon. Twin Pines is an identified wildland urban intermix with a recognized "extreme threat" rating for potential destructive impacts from wildfires. Engine 57 and four other Forest Service fire engines from the San Bernardino National Forest, San Jacinto Ranger District were dispatched to the Esperanza Fire based on an Interagency Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement. All five Forest Service Type III fire engines and a March Air Force Base fire engine were performing structure protection in close proximity to each other when the fatalities occurred. At the time of the burnover, the fire was several hundred acres in size burning rapidly in dry/dense chaparral/Manzanita, at the head of a steep drainage, and under the influence of Santa Ana winds.

Riverside Firefighter Charged With Manslaughter Posted: 22 May 2007 05:48 PM CDT cbs2.com - Riverside Firefighter Charged With Manslaughter: Riverside Firefighter Charged With Manslaughter (AP) HEMET, Calif. A Riverside County firefighter was charged with vehicular manslaughter for some safety slip-ups that led to the death of a fellow firefighter in a 2005 engine accident. Michael Lawrence Arizaga was driving the fire engine at about 45 miles per hour through a rainstorm when it spun off a freeway and rolled down a 44-foot embankment, investigators said. CHP officers said 23-year-old Christopher Kanton wasn't wearing a seat belt and was flung from the vehicle. Arizaga was at fault because he failed to switch off a special engine brake that must be deactivated in rain or snow, investigators said. They also said he should have been traveling about 15 miles per hour slower and that it had been his responsibility to make sure Kanton was wearing a seat belt. He's due in court in September and could face up to a year in county jail if convicted.

Lake Berryessa fire contained Posted: 22 May 2007 03:46 PM CDT Lake Berryessa fire contained - KFTY TV50: "A 450-acre fire near Lake Berryessa in Napa County has been completely contained, according to a dispatcher with Cal Fire. The fire, which started at 9:30 p.m. Friday, was 85 percent contained by 8 a.m. Monday morning, according to Cal Fire spokeswoman Alicia Amaro, and was fully contained Monday evening. According to the dispatcher, the cause of the blaze, referred to as the Braye Fire, is still under investigation. Two Cal Fire engines and a fire crew were sent to the scene to continue monitoring for hot spots, according to the dispatcher. All roads in the area of state Highway 128 are open and no homes were evacuated, Amaro said. About 150 firefighters from Cal Fire's Sonoma, Lake and Napa unit were assisted by firefighters from Cal Fire's Santa Clara unit. The fire began in a remote area east of the Monticello Dam above Canyon Creek campground."

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Connecticut Firefighter Dies From Injuries in Collision - In The Line Of Duty Posted: 22 May 2007 01:27 PM CDT Connecticut Firefighter Dies From Injuries in Collision - Line Of Duty death: "A firefighter who was critically injured when two fire trucks collided while racing to a house fire died Tuesday morning, officials with the mayor's office said. Capt. John Keane was married and had two children, ages 8 and 10. 'He was the kind of guy you would always want standing by your side. If you faced a tough issue, he was always there with the information you needed to make a good decision,' Fire Chief Michael Maglione said. A second firefighter injured in the crash, Joseph Fischetti, remained in critical condition at Waterbury Hospital. The two were thrown from an engine truck when it collided with a ladder truck Saturday morning. Keane suffered head and internal injuries, and Fischetti, who was driving, sustained internal injuries, fire officials said. Six other firefighters were injured and are expected to recover, authorities said. Fire Chief Michael Maglione said an investigation will include a review of the trucks' repair records. The fire Saturday had started on a stove and was quickly extinguished, fire officials said."

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