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CA-SCU--San Rafael Hill - 30 acre fire burns on San Rafael Hill Posted: 27 Jun 2007 11:35 PM GMT-06:00 A Cal Fire aircraft drops fire retardant on a wildfire on the hill above Mission Boulevard in San Rafael on Wednesday. Joe Wolfcale(IJ photo/Alan Dep) The fire, made difficult for ground crews because of the terrain and winds up to 20 mph, burned vigorously up the hill until air tankers from Cal Fire helped slow the blaze. The fire was reported about 7 p.m. and was still burning at 9 p.m. About 30 acres were burned. The fire devoured the hill famous for disasterous conflagrations. Dozens of people throughout downtown stood in clusters, staring up in shock at the flames. Many chatted animatedly into cell phones, relaying what they saw to those on the other end of the line. Smoke clogged the downtown streets and traffic slowed as motorists cranned their necks for a better view. Darla Nagle, a 39-year-old journalism student, watched the scene unfold from Falkirk Cultural Center on Mission Avenue near E Street. She lives a block and a half away. "We were coming back from the East Bay and I was thinking, 'God, that looks close to the condo,'" she said. Others, like Dave Borloz, a Corte Madera carpenter, were less unnerved as they watched firefighters battle the blaze above from a safe distance. "It doesn't scare me," he said. "I think if there were a fire approaching me, but, like an earthquake, I don't worry about it. If it happens, it happens." Fire officials have fretted about a massive conflagration that could destroy downtown, and the rest of the city. The City Council on July 2 is poised to pass a comprehensive vegetation management ordinance, which will require homeowners in high-risk fire areas to take specific steps to create fire resistance around their homes. Residents on Graceland Avenue were among those evacuated. An evacuation center was established at a recreation center on B Street. The county put in operation the automated emergency notification system to inform residents by phone in the area affected by the fire. A 35-member strike team from Cal Hire was dispatched to the scene. San Rafael Police Chief Matthew Odetto said no structures had been damaged and there were no injuries. There was no information about the cause of the blaze. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
InciWeb: 06_26_07 2200hrs. Angora Fire Perimeter Map Posted: 27 Jun 2007 10:51 PM GMT-06:00 InciWeb: 06-26-07 2200hrs. Angora Fire Perimeter Map Perimeter Map of Angora Fire Fire Planning Perimeter Map of Angora Fire Credit: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit This is a excellent high resolution photograph of the working ICP Fire Planning Perimeter map supplied by InciWeb of the Angora Fire. The Perimeter Map shows a heavy dozer line protecting Tahoe Keys and Camp Richardson right into the Lake marshes! Click on map for high resolution version - large file of Angora Fire Perimeter Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
InciWeb UPDATE: Angora Wildland Fire Posted: 27 Jun 2007 10:45 PM GMT-06:00 InciWeb: Angora Wildland Fire: Angora Wildland FireINCIDENT UPDATED Summary
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Posted: 27 Jun 2007 10:09 PM GMT-06:00 EDIS - Red flag warning remains in effect from 1 pm to 11 pm pdt thursday... ... fire weather watch remains in effect from friday afternoon through friday evening... ... red flag warning will expire at 9 pm pdt this evening GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE WEST COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS DID NOT DEVELOP IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ALTHOUGH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WERE RECORDED ON SIERRA RIDGES. HUMIDITY HAD RISEN ABOVE 20 PERCENT AROUND LAKE TAHOE EARLY THIS EVENING AND THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND SLIGHTLY STRONGER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE SOME THROUGH FRIDAY... ALTHOUGH LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW THE CRITICAL 20 PERCENT THRESHOLD DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. Instruction: A MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. Area: GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- Affected Counties: Modoc, Plumas, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Madera, Alpine, Sierra, Shasta, Tuolumne, Placer, Inyo, Fresno, Nevada Sent: 2007-06-27T21:00:41-07:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ANGORA FIRE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT - Damaged and destroyed Posted: 27 Jun 2007 08:29 PM GMT-06:00 ANGORA FIRE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT - Listing of damaged and destroyed Residential Dwellings, properties, structures This information was compiled by CAL FIRE NEWS as of 6/26/2007
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EDIS Red flag warning remains in effect Tahoe basin for gusty winds and low humidity. Posted: 27 Jun 2007 05:54 PM GMT-06:00 [EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening for the tahoe basin for gusty winds and low humidity... ... red flag warning in effect from 1 pm to 11 pm pdt thursday for gusty winds and low humidity... ... fire weather watch in effect from friday afternoon through friday evening for gusty winds and low humidity GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE WEST COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE AT LAKE LEVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONGER WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM THE MIDSLOPES UP TO THE RIDGE TOPS. VERY DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION WILL ALLOW THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...HOWEVER WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND SLIGHTLY STRONGER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE SOME THROUGH FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW THE CRITICAL 20 PERCENT THRESHOLD DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.Instruction: A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. Area: GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
InciWeb UPDATE: Angora Wildland Fire Posted: 27 Jun 2007 05:45 PM GMT-06:00 InciWeb: Angora Wildland Fire: "Angora Wildland Fire INCIDENT UPDATED 17 MINUTES AGO" Angora Wildland Fire -UPDATEINCIDENT UPDATED Summary
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National Web National Forest WebServer Outage Posted: 27 Jun 2007 05:41 PM GMT-06:00 National Web Server Outage The national web server for all National Forest Websites has been down due to a security breech. This is not a local outage, but a national outage. We have no further information at this time on the details. This outage has impacted our ability to provide web-based fire information on the Angora Fire Incident. We are exploring alternate methods to provide this important information. The national web server for all National Forest Websites has been restored. Inciweb still down. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Posted: 27 Jun 2007 05:12 PM GMT-06:00 Angora Fire location and Perimeter map released from CAL OES CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL SITE ENLARGED MAP RELEASED Angora incident map from California Office of Emergency services, OES Angora_location4.jpg JPEG Image, 768x624 pixels Photograph of ANGORA FIRE INCIDENT incident map released from California O.E.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Posted: 27 Jun 2007 04:18 PM GMT-06:00 PERIMETER MAP OF ANGORA FIRE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA CAL FIRE PHOTOGRAPHY: "WORKING FIRE MAP MORNING BRIEFING - ICP" CLICK HERE FOR LARGER VERSION ICP-ANGORA FIRE-1.JPG ANGORA FIRE MAP, ANGORA FIRE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA, |
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