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InciWeb: Snow Wildland Fire - 80 acres - 30% Posted: 22 Aug 2007 06:38 PM GMT-06:00 Snow Wildland Fire Incident Information Announcements News Pictures Maps INCIDENT UPDATED 28 MIN. AGO Summary The Snow Fire began about 12 noon on Aug. 21, 2007 and is burning in heavy brush and timber at a slow to moderate rate of spread. The fire began at the top of Mt San Jacinto in the Snow Creek area northeast of Black Mountain Group Campground in steep and rugged wilderness terrain. Six abandoned structure at Camp Lackey has been burned, but no communities are threatened. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Basic Information Incident Type Wildland Fire Cause Lightning Date of Origin 08/21/2007 at 1157 hrs. Location NE OF THE TOWN OF PINE COVE Incident Commander Dave Fiorella Current Situation Total Personnel 585 Size 80 acres Percent Contained 30% Estimated Containment Date 08/27/2007 at hrs. Fuels Involved Heavy brush and timber. Fire Behavior Light to moderate rate of spread. Single Tree torching. Significant Events Six abandoned structure at Camp Lackey have been burned, but no communities are threatened. Manadatory evacuation of Black Mtn, Boulder Basin Campgrounds and the portion of the San Jacinto State Park Wilderness in the immediate fire area was completed Wednesday afternoon. Outlook Planned Actions Continue direct line construction where possile. Utilize aircraft to support ground operations. Projected Movement NE in the Snow Creek drainage. Possible spread south toward Fuller Ridge. Growth Potential High Terrain Difficulty High Remarks 6 airtankers, 19 crews, 7 helicopters, 16 engines, one dozer and 12 water tenders are on scene. Weather Current Wind Conditions 7 mph SE Current Temperature 87 degrees Current Humidity 19 %

California USAR - Team #6 Sent To Texas For Hurricane Dean Posted: 22 Aug 2007 06:36 PM GMT-06:00 California USAR Teams Sent To Texas For Hurricane Dean By Cal Fire News Monday, August 20, 2007 Members of California's Urban Search and Rescue program traveled to Dallas, Texas, to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Dean along the shores of Texas. Forty-three personnel were sent with specialized equipment to support rescue operations. They will stage in Dallas until the storm arrives, then mobilize into the impacted areas. On Sunday, under orders from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, California's Urban Search and Rescue Task Force (USAR) #6 from the Riverside City Fire Department departed for a staging location in Dallas. The Task Force is comprised of 34 personnel and specialized equipment to help rescue victims trapped in structure collapses. In a press release from the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), Governor Schwarzenegger said, "I want to make sure California does everything it can to help authorities in Texas as they prepare for the impact of Hurricane Dean. My Office of Emergency Services will continue to monitor the situation and stands ready to assist in deploying whatever other available resources it can to help Texas state officials and FEMA respond to and recover from this storm.

CA-HUU- Redwood - Vegetation Fire Posted: 22 Aug 2007 06:16 PM GMT-06:00 Location: Near Hwy 101 and Redwood drive, in Garberville Sizeup: 5-6 acres, Moderate ROS Large Resource order placed

CA-NEU- 80 incident (Interchange) - Vegetation Fire Posted: 22 Aug 2007 07:46 PM GMT-06:00 CA-NEU-Interchange Vegetation Fire -Header from Tahoe Donner 80 Incident Credit: KCRA Web Cam screen shot Alert! - Threat to Tahoe Donner Subdivision, I-80 closed WB from Donner to Truckee. Location: August 22, 2007 1:46 pm - WB I80 AT DONNER LAKE RD - Truckee west of town in the Tahoe Donner area Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit . Sizeup: Initial reports from the scene were two spot fires approximately two acres in size. Fire has a rapid ROS, structure threat, Power lines are down. Per CHP CAD, power lines are down across WB I-80 and are holding traffic WB Resources: 3- Type 1 Stike teams ordered 3- Type 3 Strike teams ordered H-404 enroute DT 1642 from SCU -> NEU for cover SCU 9160 C -> AEU Cover Comms: Com- 154.130 Tac- White 3154.295 Update: 1600 hrs. North Ops is currently putting this fire at between 80 and 100 acres 80 acres, has crested top of hill, only a "short run" to Tahoe Donner subdivision Per fire traffic, and CHP CAD - NO evacuations at this time. Donner Lake area 2 additional air tankers ordered, total of 6, spotting in drainage. Structure protection strike teams staging @ Northwoods and Northwoods Blvd. Ops requesting DC-10 Air Tanker - declined. CAL FIRE Information (530) 823-4083 (80 Fire Information)

CA-SNF- Vista Incident - Forest Fire Posted: 22 Aug 2007 03:27 PM GMT-06:00 CA-SNF- Vista Incident - Full Wildland Dispatch Location: Sherman Pass Road at Moon Meadow, Sequoia NF Road 22 S 20 to just below Road 22 S 20 at Vista Sizeup: 1st engine on scene reports 2 acres in Heavy brush and Timber, Moderate ROS, burning to the SW, requesting a second alarm. Resources: Air Attack 410 Helo 523 enroute, Enroute En 41, 42, 45, req. Air Attack, 2 ATs, Scorpion 4. IC Request 4 additional ATs 1 Helo and a lead plane immediate need. T76 is onscene Comms: Air 169.150 A/A 135.975 Ground Tac: Sequoia NF Channel 2 Updates: (1) 50 + acres Rapid ROS, request to have on Stand by for evacuatation of Black Rock Campground. Air Attack 410 Tankers 75, 76, 78, 88, 89 Helos 523 Approx. 10 Engines webcam: Column showing http://sierrafire.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bi...breckenridge_2

Fire truck crashes on way to fire - Minor injuries Posted: 22 Aug 2007 01:56 PM GMT-06:00 A Brooktrails fire engine rests on its side after a Saturday afternoon crash... (The Willits News) The Willits News - Fire truck crashes on way to fire: A fire engine from the Brooktrails Fire Department crashed on its way to an afternoon vegetation fire on Sherwood on Saturday, August 18. Of the five volunteer firefighters on the pumper fire truck, two received minor injuries. Battalion Chief Robert Nowlin, 40, received a broken finger and Firefighter Adam Stewart, 27, has bruised ribs and a minor leg injury. The other firefighters, Neil Banham, 53, Josh Moralez, 18, and Jake Jones, 19, escaped injury. While the fire engine was en route to the mixed grass and timber fire, its right-side wheels traveled off the main portion of the roadway, causing it to slide out of control on the dirt. Even though Nowlin attempted to regain control, he was unable to and the truck rolled onto its right side beside the roadway, says Officer Terry Munoz of the California Highway Patrol. Other members of the fire department following arrived promptly on scene and extricated the crew. "I am so grateful that the crew was not seriously injured and that no one from the public was injured, either," says Brooktrails Fire Chief Daryl Schoeppner. "Firefighting is a risky job; these guys put themselves at risk for the public every time they respond. We never like to see these kids of things happen,

Inciweb: Elk Complex Wildland Fire - 17,684 acres - 90% Posted: 22 Aug 2007 01:25 PM GMT-06:00 Elk Complex Wildland Fire Updated! Incident Information Announcements News Pictures Maps INCIDENT UPDATED 1:07 HRS. AGO NEWS RELEASE Klamath River Access Opened FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Duane Lyon August 17, 2007Phone: 530 841 4485 Website: www.fs.fed.us/r5/klamath Klamath National Forest Announces Changes in ClosuresYreka, CA - The Wingate River Acce... more Community Oveview 8/4/07 Credit: NorCal 1 view pictures || view maps Summary The Elk Complex is 90% contained. Crews continue to monitor. Check www.fs.fed.us/r5/klamath/conditions/ or call the Fire Information Center at 530 841 4451 for current information on road, trail, and river access closures. Basic Information Incident Type Wildland Fire Cause Lightning Date of Origin 07/10/2007 at 2201 hrs. Location Happy Camp Ranger District Incident Commander Herb Mclane Current Situation Total Personnel 114 Size 17,684 acres Percent Contained 90% Estimated Containment Date 10/30/2007 at 0700 hrs. Fuels Involved 10 Timber (litter and understory). Mature heavy timber overstory with brush understory, large quantities of dead fuels and snags. Fire Behavior Slow moving surface fire in green pockets within fire prerimeter with isolated torching, creeping and roll-out on steep slopes. Significant Events Continued to secure line burned on previous days. Patrol, mop-up, and repair activities. Fire backed down to the Klamath River on the west. Outlook Planned Actions Continue to secure the line burned on previous days. Continue to perform fireline repair. Projected Movement 12 hours: Interior burning of unburn fuels. 24 hours: Potential for re-burn in areas wetted by previous rain event as drying continues. 48 hours: Potential for re-burn in areas wetted by previous rain event as drying continues. 72 hours: Potential for re-burn in areas wetted by previous rain event as drying continues. Growth Potential Low Terrain Difficulty Extreme Containment Target Likely to meet objectives based on current weather projections. Remarks Fire finished backing into the Klamath River. Portions of the Elk fire, Humming Bird fire and King Creek to / Titus / Wingate fires are in confinement status which accounts for the 90% continement. Plan to transition to a type 3 team on 08/05/07. Weather Current Wind Conditions 1 mph NW Current Temperature 52 degrees Current Humidity 75 %

Zaca Fire from Space: NASA’s Aqua satellite on August 21 Posted: 22 Aug 2007 01:26 PM GMT-06:00 Zaca 2 Wildfire, Southern California - 222,907 acres Image Acquired: August 21, 2007 Zaca Wildfire, Southern California High resolution Large Images Photo-like image (505 kB JPG) Infrared-enhanced image (1.9 MB JPG) Since July 4, 2007, the Zaca Fire has been burning through chaparral and woodlands in Southern California's Los Padres National Forest. These images of the fire were captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite on August 21, at which point the fire had burned over 220,000 acres. According to the daily report from the National Interagency Fire Center on August 22, the fire was about 80 percent contained. The pair of images includes a photo-like version of the scene (top) and an infrared-enhanced version (bottom) that highlights burned areas (brick red) and possible open flames (bright pink). In both images, areas in which the sensor detected active fire are outlined in red. In the photo-like images, the dry vegetation of the chaparral landscapes of Southern California appear greenish brown, bare ground is light tan, and irrigated farmland is bright green. The large images provided above have a spatial resolution (level of detail) of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides twice-daily images of the region in additional resolutions. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center

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