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Inciweb: Zaca Wildland Fire - 183,408 acres - 75 percent Posted: 18 Aug 2007 11:09 PM GMT-06:00 Zaca Wildland Fire Incident Information Announcements News Pictures Maps INCIDENT UPDATED 41 MIN. AGO ANNOUNCEMENT Evacuation Warning Issued for Camino Cielo Road from Gibraltar Road east to the Ventura County Line including Gibraltar Reservoir and Jameson Lake. Effective August 17, 2007 8:00pmThe Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Department and fire authorities have issued an EVACUATION WARNING for East Camino Cielo Road from Gibraltar Road east to the Ventura C... more This photo was taken looking northwest from Highway 33 Credit: Heidi Anderson USFS Ojai Ranger District view pictures || view maps Summary PRECAUTIONARY EVACUATION ISSUED ! Saturday, August 18, 2007 6:00 p.m. The Zaca Fire has moved east towards Highway 33 has become established in Deal and Rancho Nuevo Canyons in the Dick Smith Wilderness. This has prompted the Ventura County Sheriff to issue a Precautionary Evacuation for residents along the west side of Highway 33 from the Ventura/Santa Barbara County Line to Pine Mountain Summit beginning Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 6:00 pm. Headline The Ventura County Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service will hold an information meeting on the Zaca Fire at 2:00 pm on Sunday at the Matilija Junior High, 703 El Paseo Road in Ojai. Joint Unified Command: Los Padres National Forest and Santa Barbara County Fire Department On the Web: http://www.sbcfire.com/ or www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres or http://www.inciweb.org/ ZACA FIRE UPDATE Saturday, August 18, 2007 8:00 PM Joint Unified Command: Los Padres National Forest and Santa Barbara County Fire Department On the Web: http://www.sbcfire.com/ or www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres or http://www.inciweb.org/ Fire Information Phone Line: (805) 961-5770 Fire Status Acres Burned: 183,408 acres Acreage Increase (last 12 hours): 11,650 acres Fireline to Build: 3 miles Date Started: July 4, 2007 at 10:53 am Percent Contained: 75 percent Expected Containment: September 7, 2007 Injuries: 30 Structures Threatened: 595 Structures Destroyed: 1 outbuilding Resources Crews: 72 Engines: 118 Helicopters: 20 Air Tankers: 8 Air Attack: 3 Dozers: 39 Water Tenders: 78 Total Personnel Assigned: 2,945 Cost to Date: $81.7 million Headlines: Hwy 33 between Wheeler Gorge and Ventucopa is closed except to local traffic only. Beginning at 10:00 am on Sunday, August 1, this section of Hwy 33 will be closed to all traffic, including residents. The Ventura County Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service will hold an information meeting on the Zaca Fire at 2:00 pm on Sunday at the Matilija Junior High, 703 El Paseo Road in Ojai. Current Situation: Firefighters conducted firing operations along the Pendola Jeepway and the Ogilvy Ranch area as favorable winds allowed them to make extensive progress with this tactic today. These firing operations, designed to consume fuel in the path of the fire to help suppress and change the fires direction, will continue tomorrow if conditions are favorable. On the northeast perimeter, the fire became active in the Deal and Rancho Nuevo Canyons in the Dick Smith Wilderness 3 miles west of Highway 33. As a result of the activity, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office issued a precautionary evacuation for residents along the west side of Highway 33 from the Ventura/Santa Barbara County Line to Pine Mountain Summit beginning Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 6:00 pm. The fire became active in the Sisquoc Canyon and firefighters were pulled out of the Sweetwater Ridge area due to safety concerns. On the east perimeter, a backfire operation was successful in holding the fire west of the Matilija Wilderness. Tonight, firefighters will begin a backfire operation from Three Sisters Peak northeast to Highway 33. Tomorrow, a backfiring operation will be conducted from Pine Mountain Road to Ozena. This operation will require the closure of Highway 33 to all traffic. Contingency lines in the areas of Paradise Road, Camino Cielo Road, Camuesa Road, the Sierra Madre Ridge, Pendola Road, and the Matilija Wilderness are completed. These fuel breaks provide potential containment and may be used for firing operations in the event that changing conditions warrant such actions. Additional contingency efforts include improving the following fuelbreaks: Romero, Toro, Rincon, Oil, Santa Monica, Snowball, Chismahoo, and Rice-Wills. These fuelbreaks run west to east from Romero Canyon to Lake Casitas. Forest, Road and Area Closures: Hwy 33 between Wheeler Gorge and Ventucopa is closed except to local traffic only. Happy Canyon Road is closed at Los Padres National Forest boundary. Figueroa Mountain Road is closed at the Los Padres National Forest boundary. East Camino Cielo is closed between Painted Cave Road and Gibraltar Road due to fire equipment traffic. Paradise Road is within the Evacuation Warning Area and is currently open to residents only. The Zaca Fire Area Closure in Los Padres National Forest has been expanded to include additional lands in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Kern Counties. The expanded closure now encompasses approximately 888,000 acres including the entire San Rafael, Matilija and Chumash Wildernesses, a portion of the Sespe Wilderness and adjacent national forest lands. Detailed information on the closure can be found at www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres or http://www.inciweb.org/ or the Forest Service, Evacuations: A PRECAUTIONARY EVACUATION for residents along the west side of Highway 33 from the Ventura/Santa Barbara County Line to Pine Mountain Summit The EVACUATION ORDER for Paradise Road residents, Los Prietos Boys Camp, and the Rancho Oso Guest Ranch has been downgraded to an EVACUATION WARNING. An EVACUATION WARNING has been issued for East Camino Cielo Road from Gibraltar Road east to the Ventura County Line including Gibraltar Reservoir and Jameson Lake. The Santa Ynez River Road campgrounds, day use areas and trailheads remain closed. Basic Information Incident Type Wildland Fire Cause Human Caused Date of Origin 07/04/2007 at 1053 hrs. Location 15 miles NE of Buellton Incident Commander Molumby/ Schmit/ Dietrich Current Situation Total Personnel 2,945 Size 183,408 acres Percent Contained 75% Estimated Containment Date 09/07/2007 at hrs. Fuels Involved Heavy brush containing a high dead component. Some conifer at higher elevations. Live fuel moistures are at 49% which is well below critical levels. A continuous fuel bed lies ahead of the fire. Significant Events Live Oak-South side: Richardson-North side: Outlook Planned Actions Not available Projected Movement Live Oak-South side: Continued active spread to the east up Mono and Diable Canyons. Fire is backing South in Agua Caliente Canyon. North side-Richardson Zone: Fire is moving West and North down Sisquoc River toard Sierra Madre Ridge and Southeast toward the Matilija Wilderness. Growth Potential Extreme. Terrain Difficulty Extreme. Containment Target South side: Direct and indirect strategy should succeed by 9/7 with success of backfiring. North side: Success rate is expected to be moderate, and is based on ability to anchor and hold on Sierra Madre Ridge toward Hwy 33 and moderate from Hwy 33 west to Three Sisters. Remarks Not available Weather Current Wind Conditions 10 (g-15) mph S Current Temperature 97 degrees Current Humidity 12 %

[EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect until midnight pdt tonight for gusty winds and low humidity Posted: 18 Aug 2007 11:06 PM GMT-06:00 [EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect until midnight pdt tonight for gusty winds and low humidity SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT AT 15 TO 25 MPH MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY BUT DIMINISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE SUNDAY TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT. Instruction: A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. Area: SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Plumas, Placer, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Nevada, Sierra, Alpine, Sent: 2007-08-18T20:59:07-07:00 Original Sender: KREV@nwws.oes.ca.gov From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV

[EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect until midnight pdt tonight for gusty winds and low humidity Posted: 18 Aug 2007 11:02 PM GMT-06:00 [EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect until midnight pdt tonight for gusty winds and low humidity... ... red flag warning remains in effect from 9 am to 7 pm pdt sunday for strong winds and low humidity MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN MONO COUNTY BETWEEN MONO LAKE AND WALKER BETWEEN 5 PM AND 11 PM THIS EVENING. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE MORNING CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE WEST SUNDAY EVENING. Instruction: A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. Area: MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Plumas, Placer, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Nevada, Sierra, Alpine, Sent: 2007-08-18T20:59:06-07:00 From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV

[EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect from 9 am to 7 pm pdt sunday Posted: 18 Aug 2007 10:58 PM GMT-06:00 [EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect from 9 am to 7 pm pdt sunday for strong winds and low humidity... ... Red flag warning is cancelled for this evening -GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. WINDS THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE VALLEY AREAS AND NEAR LAKE LEVEL...HOWEVER STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN LIKELY ON THE RIDGE TOPS WITH GUSTS OF BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH LIKELY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT... CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. Instruction: A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. Area: GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Plumas, Placer, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Nevada, Sierra, Alpine, Sent: 2007-08-18T20:59:04-07:00 From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV

ZACA Fire: CoCo Strike team pulls it off Posted: 18 Aug 2007 09:55 PM GMT-06:00 THE BRAKES! -Prepare to be shocked- ***WARNING VERY GRAPHIC ENDING*** Not for the squeamish, Incident finance, or minors, Turn down the sound Credit: YouTube - Contra Costa County Strike team on the Zaca Fire

Inciweb: Zaca Wildland Fire - 171,750 acres - 65 percent Posted: 18 Aug 2007 10:52 PM GMT-06:00 InciWeb: Zaca Wildland Fire: Zaca Wildland Fire Incident Information Announcements News Pictures Maps INCIDENT UPDATED ANNOUNCEMENT Evacuation Warning Issued for Camino Cielo Road from Gibraltar Road east to the Ventura County Line including Gibraltar Reservoir and Jameson Lake. Effective August 17, 2007 8:00pmThe Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Department and fire authorities have issued an EVACUATION WARNING for East Camino Cielo Road from Gibraltar Road east to the Ventura C... more Zaca Fire Perimeter Map - 08/18/07 Credit: Zaca Fire GIS / FIO Unit view pictures || view maps Summary Update Saturday, August 18, 2007 7:30 PM PRECAUTIONARY EVACUATION ISSUED ! Saturday, August 18, 2007 6:00 p.m. The Zaca Fire has moved east towards Highway 33 has become established in Deal and Rancho Nuevo Canyons in the Dick Smith Wilderness. This has prompted the Ventura County Sheriff to issue a Precautionary Evacuation for residents along the west side of Highway 33 from the Ventura/Santa Barbara County Line to Pine Mountain Summit beginning Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 6:00 pm. Headline The Ventura County Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service will hold an information meeting on the Zaca Fire at 2:00 pm on Sunday at the Matilija Junior High, 703 El Paseo Road in Ojai. Joint Unified Command: Los Padres National Forest and Santa Barbara County Fire Department On the Web: http://www.sbcfire.com/ or www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres or http://www.inciweb.org/ Fire Information Phone Line: (805) 961-5770 Fire Status Acres Burned: 171,750 acres Acreage Increase (last 12 hours): 16,305 acres Fireline to Build: 4 miles Date Started: July 4, 2007 at 10:53 am Percent Contained: 65 percent Expected Containment: September 7, 2007 Injuries: 29 Structures Threatened: 581 Structures Destroyed: 1 outbuilding Resources Crews: 75 Engines: 116 Helicopters: 22 Air Tankers: 8 Air Attack: 3 Dozers: 37 Water Tenders: 79 Total Personnel Assigned: 2,963 Cost to Date: $78.9 million Current Situation Yesterday, with the lifting of the inversion layer, multiple convection columns were observed throughout coastal and surrounding communities in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. Firefighters were able to keep pace with the fire in the Ogilvy Ranch area, keeping it north of the ranch road and east of the ranch. Last night the fire was minimally active in Diablo Canyon. Today, firing operations will continue on the Pendola Jeepway Road from the Monte Arido Fuel Break. These firing operations are designed to consume fuel in the path of the fire to help suppress and change the direction of the fire. On the northern perimeter, firefighters continue to mop up and strengthen the line from Sweetwater Ridge east to Santa Barbara Canyon. Firefighters will continue to construct line in the Sweetwater Ridge area towards Sisquoc Canyon in order to stop the northwest progress of the fire in the San Rafael Wilderness. On the east perimeter, the fire is well established in Mono Canyon west of the Matilija Wilderness. Firefighters will begin a backfire operation from Three Sisters Peak northeast to Highway 33. To help facilitate backfiring operations on the northern and eastern front of the fire, a helicopter base has been established at Lake Casitas in Ventura County. Hwy 33 between Wheeler Gorge and Ventucopa is closed except to local traffic only. The closure is the result of smoke and a possible backfiring operation along Hwy 33. The Highway will be closed until it can safely be reopened to thru traffic. Contingency lines in the areas of Paradise Road, Camino Cielo Road, Camuesa Road, the Sierra Madre Ridge, Pendola Road, and the Matilija Wilderness are completed. These fuel breaks provide potential containment and may be used for firing operations in the event that changing conditions warrant such actions. Additional contingency efforts include improving the following fuelbreaks: Romero, Toro, Rincon, Oil, Santa Monica, Snowball, Chismahoo, and Rice-Wills. These fuelbreaks run west to east from Romero Canyon to Lake Casitas. Forest, Road and Area Closures Happy Canyon Road is closed at Los Padres National Forest boundary. Figueroa Mountain Road is closed at the Los Padres National Forest boundary. East Camino Cielo is closed between Painted Cave Road and Gibraltar Road due to fire equipment traffic. Paradise Road is within the Evacuation Warning Area and is currently open to residents only. The Zaca Fire Area Closure in Los Padres National Forest has been expanded to include additional lands in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Kern Counties. The expanded closure now encompasses approximately 888,000 acres including the entire San Rafael, Matilija and Chumash Wildernesses, a portion of the Sespe Wilderness and adjacent national forest lands. Detailed information on the closure can be found at www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres or http://www.inciweb.org/ or your local Forest Service Office. Evacuations The EVACUATION ORDER for Paradise Road residents, Los Prietos Boys Camp, and the Rancho Oso Guest Ranch has been downgraded to an EVACUATION WARNING. An EVACUATION WARNING has been issued for East Camino Cielo Road from Gibraltar Road east to the Ventura County Line including Gibraltar Reservoir and Jameson Lake. The Santa Ynez River Road campgrounds, day use areas and trailheads remain closed. ### Basic Information Incident Type Wildland Fire Cause Human Caused Date of Origin 07/04/2007 at 1053 hrs. Location 15 miles NE of Buellton Incident Commander Molumby/ Schmit/ Dietrich Current Situation Total Personnel 2,963 Size 171,750 acres Percent Contained 65% Estimated Containment Date 09/07/2007 at hrs. Fuels Involved Heavy brush containing a high dead component. Some conifer at higher elevations. Live fuel moistures are at 49% which is well below critical levels. A continuous fuel bed lies ahead of the fire. Fire Behavior South side: The fire actively backed down into Diablo Canyon throughout the night. North and down canyon winds pushed the fire further down Agua Caliente Canyon. The fire is holding along the Monte Arido Fuel Break. North side: The fire burned intensely throughout the evening in the southern divisions. Heavy smoke conditions have hampered visibility. Significant Events South side: An evacuation notice was issued last night for East Camino Cielo Road from Gibraltar east to the Ventura County line. The Paradise Road and Santa Ynez River Recreation remain under an evacuation warning, open to residents only. North side: The fire made a hard push towards the Pendola Rd./ Monte Arido Rd. Junction threatening the Matilija Wilderness. Fire activity on the northwest side of the fire, may compromise the north and east perimeter of fire. CHP has closed Hwy 33 (except to residents) as of 2000 8/17. Outlook Planned Actions South side: Patrol, mop-up, and improve existing control lines. Conduct burnout and holding operations along the Ogilvy Ranch Road, Monte Arido Fuel Break, and Pendola Road. Perform recon, planning and contingency line construction on south east side of the fire and the Santa Barbara front country from Romero Canyon to Lake Casitas. North side: Contain slopovers on northwest side of the fire. Monitor and hold burnout operation. Continue burning from Three Sisters to Potrero Seco Ranch. Structure protection in place for Potrero Seco. Continue road closure for Hwy 33. Projected Movement South side: The fire is expected to actively continue spreading to the east up Mono, Diablo, and Agua Caliente Canyons. North side: The fire is expected to continue west and north down the Sisquoc River toward Sierra Madre Ridge, and east toward the Matilija Wilderness Growth Potential Extreme. Terrain Difficulty Extreme. Containment Target South side: Direct and indirect strategy should succeed by 9/7 with success of backfiring. North side: Success rate is expected to be moderate, and is based on ability to anchor and hold on Sierra Madre Ridge toward Hwy 33 and moderate from Hwy 33 west to Three Sisters. Remarks Not available Weather Current Wind Conditions 4 (g-10) mph NE Current Temperature 66 degrees Current Humidity 35 %

CA-BTU Dustin Incident - WUI Fire - Oroville Posted: 18 Aug 2007 07:34 PM GMT-06:00 CA-BTU Dustin Incident Location: Oroville, CA - Dustin Lane and Crosacountre Lane Initial Sizeup: 20 acres Grass and brush. Full wildland response 4 CDF tankers assigned and 2 Helicopters. Additional type 3's on order Evacuations Grubbs Road area Air Attack putting it at 20-40 with at least two houses out in front. Per Incident command shaky containment. 1 Structure lost, with two outbuildings. Releasing Air Tankers

CA-TMU/ENF-Washoe - Tahoe City -Vegetation Fire - Tahoe City Posted: 18 Aug 2007 11:18 PM GMT-06:00 Tahoe City - CAL FIRE CA-TMU/ENF-Washoe Location: South Lake Tahoe, Ca North Lake Blvd - Tahoe City Area Sizeup: This is a structure into vegetation. Comm: Tac Net 154.265 Evacuations currently in Talmont subdivision, CDF and Tahoe Chiefs cooperators enroute w/Type 1's and 3's Requests for two type I Hand Crews, Type III Engines. NYP sending an immediate need Type 3 strike team @ 1430 Final - 25 acres. Total 6 structures, 5 of which were houses. Update: Road closures Talmont subdivision has been evacuated and Northbound Highway 89 was closed at Sunnyside and Southbound Highway 89 was closed at Tahoe City. Officials gave no estimate for when they would reopen. (1) North Ops is putting this at 25 acres with 3 structures involved. Additional resources on order Latest info now stating 5 structures lost Air Tankers From Columbia - All Aircraft T-82 T-83 KCRA Web Cam - Live Web Cam at www.kcra.com/wxcam/

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