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[EDIS] RED FLAG WARNING - Now in effect until 1 pm pdt this afternoon Posted: 30 Aug 2007 02:08 PM CDT LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-THE SALINAS VALLEY AND PINNACLES NM THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED AS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRAVERSE MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES. A MAJORITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WET...BUT NORTHERN MOST STORMS HAVE THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR DRY LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM ANY STORMS. Instruction: A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. Area: LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-THE SALINAS VALLEY AND PINNACLES NM- Affected Counties or parts of: San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Marin, Monterey, Contra Costa, Napa, San Benito, Sonoma, Santa Clara, Alameda,Kensington, Port Costa, Byron, Pacheco, Crockett, Bethel Island, Lafayette, Pleasant Hill, Pittsburg, San Ramon, Richmond, Discovery Bay, Blackhawk, Rodeo, Orinda, Concord, Martinez, Antioch, Danville, Walnut Creek, El Cerrito, Moraga, Pinole, Clayton, Oakley, San Pablo, Vine Hill, Diablo, Brentwood, El Sobrante, Hercules, Bay Point, Knightsen, Clyde, Alamo Sent: 2007-08-30T11:57:41-07:00 From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA

CA-SCU-Stevens - Vegetation Fire Posted: 30 Aug 2007 04:12 PM CDT Stevens Fire header from Mount Hamilton web cam Webcam: Link CDF working an active fire in the Stevens Canyon Open Space near Cupertino. Reservoir area, near Cupertino/San Jose on the western side of the Santa Cruz Mountains Fire is North of where the Croy Fire was about 4 years ago. Initial Sizeup: 10 acres Rapid ROS Location: 15040 Montebello Road, Stevens Creek Comms: CDF Cmd 4 tone 7, Command 4 is 151.400 - Local SCU 151.4450. Tac freqs: CDF Tac 2 151.295, 151.160, Started from downed wires behind a residence. Structure protection Ops Reporting 50 ft flame lengths, unsafe for crews. Two helos and four tankers committed as of about noon. Air Attack just reported "dangerous rate of spread" and ordered up Tanker 910. Updates: 80 acres in brush and timber, no estimate on containment, no structures lost. 50 acres Rapid ROS Difficult access No structures threat at this time Resource orders: St. Helena just toned out an immediate need strike team for this fire Tanker 910 (DC-10) eta 40 minutes from SoCal IC has requested 3 additional dozers and code 3 type 3 engine ST Additional Resource Request: 2 Helicopters, 4 Crews, 1 Immediate Need Type-3 S/T, 2 Lima S/T, Santa Clara County E-1,7,and Saratoga E-30 staged on Montabello for stucture protection Santa Clara County Fire brush protrols at incident.

Lightning may have caused two house fires in SLO County Posted: 30 Aug 2007 02:00 PM CDT SLO NEWS: Lightning may have started two fires that burned homes near Paso Robles and Los Osos early Thursday morning, according to fire officials. The first blaze started at a house in the 500 block of Binscarth Road but was quickly doused by firefighters, according to County/Cal Fire officials. It was contained about 25 minutes after the fire was reported to officials at 12:50 a.m. No one was injured in the blaze and damage to the home was estimated at $25,000, fire officials said. Morro Bay Fire Department assisted in fighting the fire. Another fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. at a house in the 2900 block of Pleasant Road just north of Paso Robles. Four people were home at the time and self-evacuated. No one was injured, fire officials said. Half of the house was burning when firefighters arrived at the scene. It was contained just after 4 a.m. An estimate on damage to the house was not immediately available, fire officials said. San Miguel and Paso Robles firefighters assisted in fighting the blaze. Investigators were still looking into the cause of both incidents and said they could have been started by lightning from a powerful thunderstorm that pounded the county early Thursday morning. - Leslie Parrilla This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Lightning sparks fires across counties Posted: 30 Aug 2007 01:18 PM CDT Lightning sparks fires across counties: Lightning sparks fires across counties By staff A thunderstorm over the drought Central Coast brought its share of rain but also sparked at least four fires in San Luis Obispo County and three fires in Santa Barbara County — one near the now-blackened footprint of the Zaca Fire, officials said. As of 5:30 this morning, the National Weather Service reported that .01 inches of rain fell in Santa Maria; .03 inches in Paso Robles; and .25 inches in Morro Bay — the highest level recorded in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. A more accurate report of precipitation is expected to be released this afternoon. Officials counted some 2,000 lightning strikes over the Sisquoc River area since Wednesday night, and around 9 this morning, fire crews detected a lightning-caused blaze nearby, said Catherine Hibbard of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. Zaca Fire suppression crews are currently battling the lightning-sparked blaze in the Sisquoc River drainage — about two miles west of the already-contained fire line on Foresters Leap Canyon. The estimated size or containment was not available this morning. Hibbard also said there were reports of heavy rains in some areas near the fire but she didn't know how that impacted the flames of the still-burning Zaca Fire. Santa Barbara County firefighters were also busy in an area south of Lompoc where lightning is believed to have sparked a fire that consumed nearly 20 acres along Jalama Road, about five miles west of Highway 1. The fire was reported at 4:29 a.m. and was contained by county and Lompoc city firefighters around 6 a.m., said Brian Hayden, a fire engineer and spokesman with the county fire department. No structures were threatened. Hayden said the department was overflowed with calls Wednesday night reporting "a pretty severe weather system" from the South Coast to the San Marcos Pass, over the East Camino Cielo area and up to the Santa Ynez Valley. Most of the lightning strikes, however, did not develop into actual fires, Hayden said. One lightning reportedly sparked a small spot fire in the Painted Cave area but volunteer firefighters from the small mountain community reportedly put it out, he said. Cal Fire in San Luis Obispo County is currently fighting two vegetation fires — one sparked at 8 a.m. on a mountain near San Luis Obispo and another at 9:40 a.m. in the Santa Margarita area, said Capt. Greg Alex. No information on the size or containment was available. Overnight lightning was blamed for two house fires in the northern part of the county — one at 1:15 a.m. in Paso Robles and another 3:30 a.m. in the Los Osos area, Alex said. No injuries were reported in either of the fires, he added. Later this afternoon, Cal Fire is expected to fly over the county looking for new lightning-sparked fires, he said.

[EDIS] very hot conditions for the Los Angeles county valleys and mountains today Posted: 30 Aug 2007 01:16 PM CDT LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER ARIZONA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. READINGS ARE RUNNING SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND HUMIDITY VALUES ARE HIGHER. THIS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES REACHING OR EXCEEDING EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING CRITERIA OF 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON IN MANY AREAS. IN ADDITION... NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. ... EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY COOL DURING THE EVENING HOURS BELOW HEAT WARNING CRITERIA. Instruction: AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. Area: LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- Affected Counties or parts of: Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, Sent: 2007-08-30T10:59:55-07:00 From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

CA-SBC-Jalama - Vegetation Fire - 10 acres, 100% contained Posted: 30 Aug 2007 12:30 PM CDT CA-SBC-Jalama 0600 209 15 miles south of Lompoc CA-SBC-Jalama 10 acres, 100% contained fire was on ridge with potential access problem Wet line established by IA resources on suspected lightning caused fire. Resources on scene will continue to mop up with expected release of several resources begining this morning. Expect light mop up/patrol to continue possibly through tomorrow. Fire to be mapped today to determine accurate size. 43 personnel on scene, 40 of them county. 1 handcrew, 5 engines 2 dozers, 2 water tenders

Northern California Geographic Area Daily sit report Posted: 30 Aug 2007 12:25 PM CDT GACC Detailed Situation Report 8/29/2007 Northern California Preparedness Level: III Wildfire Activity Year to Date Unit Fire P New Uncntrld Human Lightning Total Unit Name Agency ID Dngr L Fires Acres Fires Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Hoopa Agency BIA BIA CA-HIA M 3 0 0 171 137 0 0 171 137 sum 0 0 0 171 137 0 0 171 137 Year to Date Unit Fire P New Uncntrld Human Lightning Total Unit Name Agency ID Dngr L Fires Acres Fires Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Northern California Region BLM CA-NOD H 3 0 0 0 12 162 12 178 24 340 sum 0 0 0 12 162 12 178 24 340 Year to Date Unit Fire P New Uncntrld Human Lightning Total Unit Name Agency ID Dngr L Fires Acres Fires Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Marin County FD CNTY CA-MRN L 1 1 1 9 21 1 1 10 22 Hawaii Counties CNTY HI-CNTY H 3 0 0 5 21,030 0 0 5 21,030 sum 1 1 0 14 21,051 1 1 15 21,052 Year to Date Unit Fire P New Uncntrld Human Lightning Total Unit Name Agency ID Dngr L Fires Acres Fires Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres San Francisco Bay NWR Complex FWS CA-FWR H 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge FWS CA-HBR L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Klamath Basin NWRC FWS CA-LKR VH 3 0 0 2 78 2 27 4 105 Sacramento NWR FWS CA-SWR H 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 sum 0 0 0 2 78 2 27 4 105 Year to Date Unit Fire P New Uncntrld Human Lightning Total Unit Name Agency ID Dngr L Fires Acres Fires Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Lava Beds NP NPS CA-BNP Ex 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Golden Gate NP NPS CA-GNP H 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Lassen Volcanic NP NPS CA-LNP M 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Point Reyes NP NPS CA-RNP H 2 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 7 Redwood NP NPS CA-RWP M 3 0 0 17 5 0 0 17 5 Whiskeytown NRA NPS CA-WNP H 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 Hawaii Volcanoes NP NPS HI-HVP H 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 sum 0 0 0 25 13 0 0 25 13 Year to Date Unit Fire P New Uncntrld Human Lightning Total Unit Name Agency ID Dngr L Fires Acres Fires Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Amador-Eldorado Unit - CDF ST CA-AEU H 1 5 3 114 350 2 1 116 351 CDF Butte Unit ST CA-BTU Ex 1 0 0 0 210 1,948 0 0 210 1,948 CDF San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit ST CA-CZU M 1 0 0 0 47 34 1 0 48 34 CDF Humbolt - Del Norte Unit ST CA-HUU H 3 0 0 0 93 132 0 0 93 132 CDF Lassen-Modoc Unit ST CA-LMU H 3 0 0 0 33 521 60 635 93 1,156 CDF Lake Napa Sonoma Unit ST CA-LNU N/R 356 1,151 4 0 360 1,151 CDF Mendocino Unit ST CA-MEU H 1 2 2 143 557 0 0 143 557 CDF Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit ST CA-NEU N/R 211 746 3 2 214 748 CDF Santa Clara Unit ST CA-SCU L 1 3 8 0 166 1,524 2 0 168 1,524 CDF Shasta-Trinity Unit ST CA-SHU H 1 2 7 109 1,619 4 1 113 1,620 CDF Siskiyou Unit ST CA-SKU N/R 65 370 43 363 108 733 CDF Tehama-Glenn Unit ST CA-TGU M 1 0 0 0 94 1,115 0 0 94 1,115 sum 12 20 0 1,641 10,067 119 1,002 1,760 11,069 Year to Date Unit Fire P New Uncntrld Human Lightning Total Unit Name Agency ID Dngr L Fires Acres Fires Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Eldorado NF USFS CA-ENF VH 1 5 1 0 37 7 16 1 53 8 Klamath NF USFS CA-KNF VH 3 0 0 10 2 48 20,651 58 20,653 Lassen NF USFS CA-LNF H 3 0 0 0 15 257 13 1 28 258 Modoc NF USFS CA-MDF VH 3 0 0 7 45 52 8,701 59 8,746 Mendocino NF USFS CA-MNF VH 2 0 0 6 97 6 2 12 99 Plumas NF USFS CA-PNF VH 3 1 0 0 42 353 53 22,323 95 22,676 Shasta-Trinity NF USFS CA-SHF H 3 2 105 72 1,540 11 10 83 1,550 Six Rivers NF USFS CA-SRF M 3 0 0 29 27 7 190 36 217 Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit - USFS USFS CA-TMU VH 1 0 0 0 34 2,921 4 2 38 2,923 Tahoe NF USFS CA-TNF H 3 6 1 0 44 62 37 17 81 79 sum 14 107 0 296 5,311 247 51,898 543 57,209 total 27 128 0 2,161 36,819 381 53,106 2,542 89,925 Units in: Low = 3, Moderate = 6, High = 17, Very High = 7, Extreme = 2 Prescribed Fires daily Report Prescribed Fires Wildland Fire Use (WFU) New Year to Date New Year to Date Unit Agency Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres CA-NOD BLM 0 0 3 175 0 0 0 0 sum 0 0 3 175 0 0 0 0 Prescribed Fires Wildland Fire Use (WFU) New Year to Date New Year to Date Unit Agency Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres CA-MRN CNTY 1 7 0 0 sum 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 Prescribed Fires Wildland Fire Use (WFU) New Year to Date New Year to Date Unit Agency Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres CA-LKR FWS 2 19,974 0 0 CA-SWR FWS 5 0 0 0 sum 0 0 7 19,974 0 0 0 0 Prescribed Fires Wildland Fire Use (WFU) New Year to Date New Year to Date Unit Agency Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres CA-BNP NPS 0 0 3 1 CA-RWP NPS 9 14 0 0 sum 0 0 9 14 0 0 3 1 Prescribed Fires Wildland Fire Use (WFU) New Year to Date New Year to Date Unit Agency Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres CA-AEU ST 5 1 0 0 CA-BTU ST 0 0 16 1,766 0 0 CA-CZU ST 0 0 1 130 0 0 0 0 CA-HUU ST 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 CA-MEU ST 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 CA-NEU ST N/R 5 201 0 0 CA-SCU ST 0 0 6 378 0 0 CA-TGU ST 0 0 3 2,150 0 0 sum 0 0 38 4,628 0 0 0 0 Prescribed Fires Wildland Fire Use (WFU) New Year to Date New Year to Date Unit Agency Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres CA-KNF USFS 11 1,665 1 0 CA-LNF USFS 0 0 4 2,202 0 0 0 0 CA-MDF USFS 4 704 0 0 CA-MNF USFS 19 2,006 0 0 CA-PNF USFS 0 0 46 1,118 0 0 0 0 CA-SHF USFS 0 0 4 999 0 0 CA-SRF USFS 52 485 0 0 CA-TNF USFS 0 0 54 2,233 0 0 0 0 sum 0 0 194 11,412 0 0 1 0 total 0 0 252 36,210 0 0 4 1 Remarks by reporting office CA-CZU CA-ENF CA-KNF 16:49 currently receiving downstrikes on the salmon river district and both salmon river and scott river districts are going into there lightning plans CA-LNF CA-MDF MICC STAFFED TILL 1900 ADJ. RATING IS VERY HIGH CA-MNF CA-ONC CA-PNF CA-SHF CA-SRF CA-TNF WALLOW CA-SHF-1882 Type: WF Start: 08/29/2007 1400 Cause: U Priority: Overhead Team Name: Armstrong Organization: Type 3 IC Local: GACC: Size: 500 ACRES % Cnt/MMA: 0 % Est Contain: NR Latitude: 40° 28´ 59" Longitude: 123° 22´ 17" Location: 7 miles southwest of Hayork, CA $$ Costs to Date: NR Structures Threatened: 7 PRIM , 5 OUTB Structures Destroyed: NONE Resources Committed: Total Personnel: 195 Report Date: Aug 29, 2007 1800 Agency CRW1 CRW2 HEL1 HEL2 HEL3 ENGS OVHD PRI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ST 6 0 0 1 0 2 0 USFS 2 1 0 1 0 8 7 Significant Events: Rapid fire spread due to dry fuels and thunderstorm generated winds. Remarks: Fire behavior included rapid rates of spread and long range spotting. Fire is burning on private and USFS lands. Fire has burned into Plummer Creek and has high potential to become established in the South Fork Trinity River. Fire is also established into heavy brush from 1987 fires. Observed Fire Behavior: Rapid rates of spread; long range spotting. Planned Actions: Continue flanking actions and burnout operations from established roads. Large Fire Totals Acreage Personnel CRW1 CRW2 HEL1 HEL2 HEL3 ENGS OVHD 500 195 8 1 1 2 0 10 7 Resource status ( a = Available, c = Committed) AIRT SEAT LEAD AAAC SJAC HEL1 HEL2 HEL3 CRW1 CRW2 Office a c a c a c a c a c a c a c a c a c a c CA-ENF 2 0 1 2 CA-KNF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 CA-LNF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CA-MDF 0 0 0 CA-MNF 0 1 3 0 CA-ONC 1 CA-PNF 0 1 1 2 CA-SHF 0 1 0 2 0 5 CA-SRF CA-TNF 1 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 6 6 7 Resource status ( a = Available, c = Committed) OVHD HRAP SMKJ ENGS WTDR DOZR ATBP ATMU 4390 SCOP Office a c a c a c a c a c a c a c a c a c a c CA-ENF 8 7 0 1 CA-KNF 9 0 0 0 0 0 CA-LNF 15 0 3 0 CA-MDF 6 0 2 0 1 0 CA-MNF 0 0 5 6 0 2 CA-ONC 8 CA-PNF 8 4 3 0 CA-SHF 7 15 0 1 0 2 CA-SRF 10 3 0 CA-TNF 6 1 1 0 Totals 8 74 33 9 3 4 3 Report executed on: 29-Aug-2007 2236 central time

Southern California Geographic Area Daily sit report Posted: 30 Aug 2007 12:23 PM CDT DAILY SITUATION REPORT Southern California Geographic Area Coordination Center Intelligence Detailed Situation Report Preparedness Level III 08/29/07 Wildfire Activity Year to Date Unit Fire P New Uncntrld Human Lightning Total Unit Name Agency ID Dngr L Fires Acres Fires Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Southern California Agency - BIA BIA CA-BIA VH 3 0 0 32 17 0 0 32 17 Tule River Indian Reservation - BIA BIA CA-TIA Ex 3 0 0 0 28 2,459 0 0 28 2,459 sum 0 0 0 60 2,476 0 0 60 2,476 Year to Date Unit Fire P New Uncntrld Human Lightning Total Unit Name Agency ID Dngr L Fires Acres Fires Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Bakersfield District - BLM BLM CA-BBD VH 3 1 0 0 44 970 0 0 44 970 California Desert District - BLM BLM CA-CDD M 3 0 0 52 6,047 9 1,489 61 7,536 BBD Owens Valley District BLM CA-OVD Ex 3 0 0 0 2 28 7 1,186 9 1,214 sum 1 0 0 98 7,045 16 2,675 114 9,720 Year to Date Unit Fire P New Uncntrld Human Lightning Total Unit Name Agency ID Dngr L Fires Acres Fires Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Marine Corps Air Stn Miramar FD DDQ CA-MSM VH 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 4 1 sum 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 4 1 Year to Date Unit Fire P New Uncntrld Human Lightning Total Unit Name Agency ID Dngr L Fires Acres Fires Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres KERN NWR FWS CA-KRR L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 San Luis NWR FWS CA-LUR N/R 9 18 0 0 9 18 Tijuana Slough NWR FWS CA-TNR N/R 4 16 0 0 4 16 sum 0 0 0 13 34 0 0 13 34 Year to Date Unit Fire P New Uncntrld Human Lightning Total Unit Name Agency ID Dngr L Fires Acres Fires Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Death Valley NM NPS CA-DVP H 3 0 0 1 1,988 0 0 1 1,988 Joshua Tree NM NPS CA-JTP H 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Sequoia - Kings Canyon NP NPS CA-KNP VH 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 Mojave NP NPS CA-MNP VH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Yosemite NP NPS CA-YNP N/R 17 23 1 1 18 24 sum 0 0 0 21 2,013 2 1 23 2,014 Year to Date Unit Fire P New Uncntrld Human Lightning Total Unit Name Agency ID Dngr L Fires Acres Fires Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres CSR - CDF Southern Region Operations ST CA-CSR H 3 24 6 3,121 21,063 0 0 3,121 21,063 sum 24 6 0 3,121 21,063 0 0 3,121 21,063 Year to Date Unit Fire P New Uncntrld Human Lightning Total Unit Name Agency ID Dngr L Fires Acres Fires Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Angeles NF USFS CA-ANF Ex 1 0 0 117 197 0 0 117 197 San Bernardino NF USFS CA-BDF VH 3 0 0 73 287 12 46 85 333 Cleveland NF USFS CA-CNF N/R 61 74 2 2 63 76 Inyo NF USFS CA-INF Ex 3 3 5 0 10 55 28 38,135 38 38,190 Los Padres NF USFS CA-LPF VH 3 0 2,000 29 242,783 0 0 29 242,783 Sierra NF USFS CA-SNF N/R 33 271 28 70 61 341 Sequoia NF USFS CA-SQF Ex 3 0 275 1 41 5,990 6 300 47 6,290 Stanislaus NF USFS CA-STF H 4 4 0 0 37 212 21 5 58 217 sum 7 2,280 1 401 249,869 97 38,558 498 288,427 total 33 2,286 1 3,718 282,501 115 41,234 3,833 323,735 Units in: Low = 1, Moderate = 1, High = 4, Very High = 7, Extreme = 5 Prescribed Fires daily Report Prescribed Fires Wildland Fire Use (WFU) New Year to Date New Year to Date Unit Agency Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres CA-BBD BLM 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 CA-OVD BLM 0 0 2 177 0 0 0 0 sum 0 0 4 180 0 0 0 0 Prescribed Fires Wildland Fire Use (WFU) New Year to Date New Year to Date Unit Agency Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres CA-MSM DDQ 0 0 5 57 0 0 0 0 sum 0 0 5 57 0 0 0 0 Prescribed Fires Wildland Fire Use (WFU) New Year to Date New Year to Date Unit Agency Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres CA-LUR FWS N/R 10 3,011 0 0 sum 0 0 10 3,011 0 0 0 0 Prescribed Fires Wildland Fire Use (WFU) New Year to Date New Year to Date Unit Agency Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres CA-KNP NPS 0 0 3 54 0 0 5 187 CA-YNP NPS N/R 7 396 8 227 sum 0 0 10 450 0 0 13 414 Prescribed Fires Wildland Fire Use (WFU) New Year to Date New Year to Date Unit Agency Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres CA-BDF USFS 1 20 0 0 CA-CNF USFS N/R 3 132 0 0 CA-INF USFS 0 0 9 1,085 0 0 0 0 CA-LPF USFS 33 4,368 0 0 CA-SNF USFS N/R 28 784 1 86 CA-SQF USFS 0 0 6 540 0 0 0 0 CA-STF USFS 0 0 10 2,583 3 0 3 0 sum 0 0 90 9,512 3 0 4 86 total 0 0 119 13,210 3 0 17 500 Remarks by reporting office CA-ANF Area 652 Extreme Area 655 Extreme Area 690 Extreme CA-BDF A694, A696, A693 HIGH, A660 VERY HIGH, A665 EXTREME CA-INF CA-KNP CA-LPF CA-OSC Moderate initial attack activity today CA-SQF AREA 435 E 438 E 445 E CA-STF Have 3 fires that are being looked at for Fire Use- Jenkins, Hiram and Hollow. As for now all are under 1/10 of an acre. Had a total of 7 starts from lightning from last afternoons storm all above 6000 ft elev. Grouse CA-SQF-2947 Type: WF Start: 08/27/2007 0000 Cause: L Priority: Overhead Team Name: Robert Sanders Organization: Type 3 IC Local: 1 GACC: 1 Size: 350 ACRES % Cnt/MMA: 5 % Est Contain: NR Latitude: 36° 16´ 39" Longitude: 118° 25´ 14" Location: 52 miles North east of Porterville in the Golden Trout Wilderness $$ Costs to Date: $120,000 Structures Threatened: NONE Structures Destroyed: NONE Resources Committed: Total Personnel: 116 Report Date: Aug 29, 2007 1430 Agency CRW1 CRW2 HEL1 HEL2 HEL3 ENGS OVHD CNTY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 USFS 0 4 0 2 0 0 4 Significant Events: Most of the constructed handl ine was lost with the increase in fire activity. Remarks: Observed Fire Behavior: Crown fire was observed at the head with an up a hill run, with active flanking and backing fire. During the night a thermal belt is in the area and the fire is active until early morning. Planned Actions: Transition with a team, monitor the fire. AUBERRY CA-FKU-009400 Type: WF Start: 08/28/2007 1500 Cause: H Priority: Overhead Team Name: B4312 - C. Tolmie Organization: NR Local: GACC: Size: 154 ACRES % Cnt/MMA: 90 % Est Contain: 08/29/2007 Latitude: 37° 4´ 24" Longitude: 119° 26´ 34" Location: NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF AUBERRY $$ Costs to Date: NR Structures Threatened: 20 PRIM Structures Destroyed: NONE Resources Committed: Total Personnel: 515 Report Date: Aug 29, 2007 1800 Agency CRW1 CRW2 HEL1 HEL2 HEL3 ENGS OVHD LGR 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 OES 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 OTHR 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ST 12 0 0 0 0 20 40 Significant Events: 110 Chains Built, High Temperatures; Low Humidity resulting in severe crew fatigue Remarks: Observed Fire Behavior: Creeping, Smoldering, Tourching Planned Actions: Continued Mop-Up,Line Construction, Patrol BABCOCK CA-YNP-2397 Type: WFU Start: 07/11/2007 1821 Cause: L Priority: Overhead Team Name: MIKE BEASLEY Organization: Type 4 IC Local: GACC: Size: 218 ACRES % Cnt/MMA: NR % Est Contain: NR Latitude: 37° 45´ 55" Longitude: 119° 24´ 10" Location: Nine miles East of Yosemite Valley $$ Costs to Date: NR Structures Threatened: NONE Structures Destroyed: NONE Resources Committed: Total Personnel: 4 Report Date: Aug 28, 2007 1600 Agency CRW1 CRW2 HEL1 HEL2 HEL3 ENGS OVHD NPS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Significant Events: Remarks: Observed Fire Behavior: Low fire activity, 25% perimeter is active with creeping and isolated torching Planned Actions: Continued monitoring Zaca CA-LPF-001087 Type: WF Start: 07/04/2007 1053 Cause: H Priority: Overhead Team Name: Hawkins Organization: Type 1 Team Local: GACC: Size: 240,207 ACRES % Cnt/MMA: 90 % Est Contain: 09/04/2007 Latitude: 34° 46´ 45" Longitude: 120° 5´ 24" Location: 15 miles NE of Buellton $$ Costs to Date: $110,750 Structures Threatened: 2 COMM , 10 PRIM , 20 OUTB Structures Destroyed: 1 OUTB Resources Committed: Total Personnel: 1,290 Report Date: Aug 29, 2007 1800 Agency CRW1 CRW2 HEL1 HEL2 HEL3 ENGS OVHD BIA 0 6 0 0 0 1 3 BLM 0 3 0 1 0 1 12 CNTY 0 0 0 1 0 17 94 DDQ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LGR 0 0 0 0 0 10 69 NPS 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 OES 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 OTHR 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 PRI 0 5 3 1 5 8 101 ST 12 0 0 0 0 10 58 USFS 32 18 7 20 15 12 2,116 Significant Events: Richardson Zone: Good progress was made with line improvements and mop up in all Divisions. Crews were able to mop-up remaining hot spots near the line in Division AA. Contingency line was completed in Branch XXV. Live Oak Zone: Progress is being made in the Suppression Rehab Branch. Remarks: Injury reported in Block 21 was due to a respiratory condition due to dust inhalation causing Bronchitis. Block 31 cont.: Live Oak Zone: Heavy brush containing high dead component. Some conifer at higher elevations. Live fuel moistures are at 45% which is well below critical levels. Observed Fire Behavior: Richardson Zone: Minimal fire activity was observed with no growth in the fire perimeter. Live Oak Zone: Occasional smokes may continue to be seen from interior islands. Planned Actions: Richardson Zone: Monitor and mop-up/patrol in all Divisions 100' to 500'. Contingency planning will continue for Branch XXV. Continue to identify and complete Fire Suppression Rehab. Live Oak Zone: Patrol by air. Continue Fire Suppression Rehab. 2007 Situation Report Archive OSCC Intelligence

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