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INCIWEB: Ranch Fire Wildland Fire Posted: 22 Oct 2007 01:42 AM CDT Ranch Fire Wildland Fire Incident Information Announcements News Photographs Maps INCIDENT UPDATED 1 MIN. AGO Summary The Ranch Fire started yesterday, October 20th at 9:42 pm near Townsand Peak, southwest of Templin Highway and Interstate 5, in the Angeles National Forest. The fire is burning southwest pushed by 20-30 mph winds with gusts to 60 mph. The terrain is rugged with medium to heavy chaparral brush typical of Southern California. This area has not burned for approximately 40 years. At 11:00 am today, the eastern flank of fire became very active burning east and upslope. Smoke and flame was visible from Interstate 5. Two helitankers are dropping water. Old dozer lines on west side of fire are being rehabbed for possible use. Weather reports call for continued Santa Ana winds with low humidity and temperatures ranging from 80's to 90's. One outbuilding (shed) has burned . No homes are in the immediate area and no homes in outlaying areas are threatened at this time. The fire is spreading towards the Piru drainage and Piru Lake recreation area some 5 to 6 miles distant. Condor habitat and watershed are currently being threatened. If the fire continues to move Southwest 200 home could become threatened in the Piru area A Type 1 Incident Management Team has been ordered, California Interagency Incident Management Team 3, Jeanne Pincha-Tulley Commanding. Firefighting resources on scene include 320 personnel with 15 Fire Engines, 9 Hand crews, 2 Helitankers, 2 Helicopters, 1 Air Attack Plane and 1 lead plane. Fire is being managed by the Angeles National Forest. Current Incident Commander is John Lane . Basic Information Incident Type Wildland Fire Date of Origin 10/20/2007 at 2142 hrs. Location 6 miles north of Castaic CA Incident Commander John Lane Current Situation Total Personnel 320 Size 12,000 acres Percent Contained 10% Fire Behavior Extreme fire behavior was observed through the day including a dangerous rate of spread, long distance spotting, fire whirls, area ignition and fire generated winds. Significant Events Fire held to west side of Interstate 5. Evacuations in the Hasley Canyon-Oak Springs area and along Interstate 5 corridor took place. Outlook Planned Actions Crew will hold lines on the east side of the fire in anticipation of winds shifts. Firefighters will begin line construction on the south and west side of the fire, utilizing the Day Fire perimeter, if possible, for the north side. Remarks Incident base is at the Castaic Park. Incident website is www.inciweb.org/incident/1002/. Evacuation center is at Saugus High School. Weather Current Wind Conditions Not available Current Temperature Not available Current Humidity Not available

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT TUESDAY Posted: 22 Oct 2007 01:39 AM CDT Updated: 23:38 PDT on 2007-10-21 RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT TUESDAY Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- Update sent at 20:23 PDT on 2007-10-21 A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA EXCEPT THE DESERTS FOR WINDS GUSTING OVER Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OFTHE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINONATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONALFOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THECLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- Update sent at 20:23 PDT on 2007-10-21

CA-MVU-Witch - Major Vegetation Fire - Ramona area Posted: 22 Oct 2007 12:30 AM CDT 8000 + Acres 1% containment - Structure loss - Evacuations in Ramona Updates: The 78 Fire is 3,000 acres, structures are threatened in the fire area. The fire has crossed Highway 78 in several places. The fire is burning toward Old Julian Highway. Highway 78 is closed in the fire area, as is Old Julian Highway, between the communities of Ramona and Santa Ysabel. Additional firefighting resources have been ordered and are coming from a distance. Two Incident Command Teams have been ordered, one for each incident (Harris and Highway 78). CHP CAD reporting fire has jumped Highway 67 east of Ramona. Size: @ 1430 hrs 2000 acres. Location: Large header visible per CHP CAD in area of Deer Canyon in Julian area. WITCH CREEK AREA, EAST OF RAMONA GPS: Lat: 33° 7´ 5" Long: 117° 12´ 59" Initial Sizeup: Resources: 4 SR T1 crews 6 ST T2 crews 20 SR engines 1 SR dozer 2 SR water tenders 8 overhead 365 total personnel Kelly Zomborro IC Have CalFire Team 10 ordered up. Major problems/concerns: SECOND MAJOR FIRE IN UNIT AND WITH OTHER FIRES IN REGION, WE WILL RUN SHORT OF RESOURCES, WILL BE HARD TO FILL POSITIONS. Webcams: Mt Woodson Webcam: Lyon Peak webcam

CA-RRU- ROCA - Vegetation Fire Posted: 22 Oct 2007 01:19 AM CDT MANDATORY EVACUATIONS: 1045 PM MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR RESIDENTS OF JOJOBA HILL RECREATIONAL PARK also known as SKP. An evacuation center is being opened at the Temecula Community Center located at 30875 Rancho Vista Rd and Margarita Rd. Field PIO Captain Fernando Herrera is on scene and can be reached at 760-250 9881 ROAD CLOSURES: Highway 371 Btwn Wilson Valley Rd and Highway 79. Aircraft was initially grounded due to extreme winds. Fire is burning in a SW direction.544 pm Jojoba RV Resort. CHP, Riverside Sheriff Office and Riverside County Fire are working with the resort. ROAD CLOSURES: Highway 371 Btwn Wilson Valley Rd and Highway 79. Resources: 200 Firefighters - Aircraft was initially grounded due to extreme winds. Aircraft is currently flying the fire with 30 mph winds. Fire is burning in a SW direction. Incident Name: Roca Incident Number: CARRU-91948 Date Reported: 10/21/2007 Time Reported: 3:52 PM Incident Type: Wildland Fire Incident Location: Roca Vista and Highway 371 (TB 982 F5) City: Aguanga Size/Type of Fuel/etc.: Vegetation Cause: Loss: $0 (STR): $0 (Contents): $0 Vehicle(s): $0 Save: $0 (STR): $0 (Contents): $0 Cost to Date: $0 Injuries: Fatalities: 0 Critical: 0 Moderate: 0 Minor: 0 Non-Injury: 0 Transported Ground AMB: 0 Air AMB: 0 Containment Time: Control Time: Resources Assigned Engines: 30 Breathing Supp.: 0 Helicopters: 0 Truck Co: 0 Squad: 0 Air Attack: 0 Firefighters: 200 RVC Medics: 0 Air Tankers: 2 Overhead Personnel: 8 AMB's: 0 Fire Crews: 6 Haz. Mat: No Co. Health: No County OES: Yes Fire Prev.: No Water Tenders: 3 Electrical Co: No Gas Co: No Water Co: No Bulldozers: 2 Red Cross: No Chaplain: No Displaced Persons: No Adult: 0 Child: 0 Misc. Equip: Sheriff's Office: Yes CHP: No Office: Cooperating Agencies: Bureau of Land Mangement, CAL FIRE/Riverside, Riverside County Fire Dept, USFS – Cleveland Supplemental Comments: CAL FIRE and Riverside County Firefighters arrived on scene with 5 acres heavy fuel, 40 mile hour winds. Immediate Structure threat. 415 Update 50 Acres, fire burning on both sides of Highway 79, rapid rate of spread. Update 554 PM: 125 acres burned with 20 percent containment. Update 639 PM: 1 Civilian Smoke inhalation victim, treated by AMR. Update 1839: 1 Civilian Smoke inhalation victim, treated by AMR. Field PIO Captain Fernando Herrera is on scene and can be reached at 760-250 9881 Problems: MANDATORY EVACUATIONS: 544 pm SKP aka as the Jojoba RV Resort. CHP, RSO and Riverside County Fire are working with the resort. EVACUATION CTR will be open at 630 pm at the Temecula Community Center, 30875 Rancho Vista Rd and Margarita Rd. ROAD CLOSURES: Highway 371 Btwn Wilson Valley Rd and Highway 79. Aircraft was initially grounded due to extreme winds. Aircraft is currently flying the fire with 30 mph winds. Fire is burning in a SW direction. Evacuations: Yes Evacuation Comments: Information Center: 951-940-6985 OR: Prepared By: Cheri Patterson Prepared Date/Time: 10/21/2007 1846 Additional information on this incident can be located at the RRU / Riverside County F.D. Roca fire information web page which can be located here - Additional information on this incident can be located at the RRU / Riverside County F.D. Roca fire information web page which can be located here - RRU-Roca fire http://appsweb.co.riverside.ca.us/fi...tHtml&id=23199 RRU / Riverside County Fire main fire information page - http://appsweb.co.riverside.ca.us/fi...=viewIncidents

Inciweb: Ranch Fire Wildland Fire Posted: 21 Oct 2007 09:36 PM CDT Ranch Fire Wildland Fire Incident Information Announcements News Photographs Maps INCIDENT UPDATED 5 HRS. AGO Summary The Ranch Fire started yesterday, October 20th at 9:42 pm near Townsand Peak, southwest of Templin Highway and Interstate 5, in the Angeles National Forest. The fire is burning southwest pushed by 20-30 mph winds with gusts to 60 mph. The terrain is rugged with medium to heavy chaparral brush typical of Southern California. This area has not burned for approximately 40 years. At 11:00 am today, the eastern flank of fire became very active burning east and upslope. Smoke and flame was visible from Interstate 5. Two helitankers are dropping water. Old dozer lines on west side of fire are being rehabbed for possible use. Weather reports call for continued Santa Ana winds with low humidity and temperatures ranging from 80's to 90's. One outbuilding (shed) has burned . No homes are in the immediate area and no homes in outlaying areas are threatened at this time. The fire is spreading towards the Piru drainage and Piru Lake recreation area some 5 to 6 miles distant. Condor habitat and watershed are currently being threatened. If the fire continues to move Southwest 200 home could become threatened in the Piru area A Type 1 Incident Management Team has been ordered, California Interagency Incident Management Team 3, Jeanne Pincha-Tulley Commanding. Firefighting resources on scene include 320 personnel with 15 Fire Engines, 9 Hand crews, 2 Helitankers, 2 Helicopters, 1 Air Attack Plane and 1 lead plane. Fire is being managed by the Angeles National Forest. Current Incident Commander is John Lane . Basic Information Incident Type Wildland Fire Date of Origin 10/20/2007 at 2142 hrs. Location Near Townsand Peak, southwest of Templin Hwy and I-5, in the Angeles National Forest Incident Commander John Lane Current Situation Total Personnel 320 Size 1,500 acres Significant Events Not available Outlook Planned Actions Not available Remarks Not available Weather Current Wind Conditions Not available Current Temperature Not available Current Humidity Not available

CA-ORC-Santiago Canyon - Vegetation Fire Posted: 21 Oct 2007 09:31 PM CDT Initial Sizeup: 2 to 3 acres Rapid ROS wind driven upslope Location: West of Highway241 and North of Portola Parkway Northwood Updates: 15 to 20 acres, multiple resource request, major potential, immediate str threat CHP CAD reporting fire has jumped to west side of HWY241 and is now headed towards the city of Irvine. Fire moving SE. Location: West of Hwy241 and North of Portola Pkwy. Community of Northwood threatened in Irvine.

Harris Fire - Four Cal Fire firefighters injured in burnover Posted: 22 Oct 2007 01:29 AM CDT Four firefighters were injured this afternoon when their engine company was engulfed by flames from the Harris Fire at around 1400 hours. UPDATE: Four Cal Fire firefighters were injured when their engine was burned over by fire, Two were critically burned, two minor burns, all flown to UCSD Burn Unit, One civilian fatality, one civilian critically burned, one civilian minor burns. This occurred just north of the California Mexico border The Firefighters were flown to the UCSD burn center in Hillcrest in unknown conditions according to CalFire. The incident may be related to a report by the California Highway Patrol that they had lost radio contact with one fire crew about an hour prior to that. The Harris Fire that began early Sunday morning about 70 miles east of San Diego and has burned more than 2,500 acres and injured at least these four firefighters, four civilians and has killed one civilian. There are unconfirmed reports of other civilian burn victims.

CA-LAC-Buckweed Fire - Vegetation Fire - Agua Dulce Posted: 21 Oct 2007 09:13 PM CDT MANDATORY evacuations of upper Bouquet Canyon and Vasquez Canyon as well as the San Francisquito Canyon and Copperhill areas, up to Spunky Canyon A total of 10 structures have been lost at this time due to the fire; A total of more than 10,000 acres have burned thus far; Location: 34289 Rocking Horse Road in Agua Dulce. View Larger MapGoogle map link Google earth map location KML file Sizeup: 1000+ acres with structures burning... 3800 structures threatened, Historic structures may have also burned. Resources: Los Angeles County Fire, L.A. County Sheriff and the City of Santa Clarita are responding to the emergency with personnel and equipment. Narratives: This fire is the Buckweed Fire and per South Ops is 10000 acres. Santa Clarita website calling it the Buckweed fire: Mandatory evacuations are listed below. http://www.santa-clarita.com/news/fire.asp October 21st - 5:45 p.m Update Buckweed Fire Update: A total of 10 structures have been lost at this time due to the fire; A total of more than 10,000 acres have burned thus far; MANDATORY evacuations of upper Bouquet Canyon and Vasquez Canyon have been announced as well as the San Francisquito Canyon and Copperhill areas, up to Spunky Canyon. A total of 3,800 residences are threatened as a result of the fire and further evacuations may be announced this evening; Animal evacuations are being coordinated by the L.A. County Sheriff and Animal Control. Only residents are being allowed into the evacuation areas; Both the Saugus Union School District and the Castaic School District have announced that there will be no school tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 22, 2007. The following road closures are in affect: Sierra Highway and David Way Bouquet Canyon and David Way Bouquet and Vasquez Canyon Aqua Dulce and Sierra Highway Sierra Highway and Vasquez Canyon Whites Canyon and Steinway October 21st - 5:20 p.m. Whites Canyon Road and Steinway Street are closed to through traffic due to the approaching fire from the north. October 21st - 4:30 p.m. The Buckweed Fire in Agua Dulce is currently burning out of control, with 2,000 acres burned thus far. The fire has actually split and the two fires are burning on Sierra Highway. This fire has resulted in the following road closures: Sierra Highway is closed in both directions at Davenport Road. Bouquet Canyon is closed at both Plum Canyon and Copperhill Road. Lombardi Ranch has been evacuated as has Lily of the Valley Mobile Home Park. At this time, an evacuation center is being set up at Saugus High School. The fire does appear to be moving toward the City of Santa Clarita. Los Angeles County Fire, L.A. County Sheriff and the City of Santa Clarita are responding to the emergency with personnel and equipment.

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