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| RED FLAG WARNING - HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH - Jesusita Fire area Posted: 07 May 2009 03:58 PM PDT
 CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER OCCURRING NOW - SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FORESTTHE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS HAS LED TO THE EXTENSION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND SOUTH COAST THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ... RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SATURDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SATURDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE COMBINED WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE SANTA BARBARA AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND THE ADJACENT SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT ON FRIDAY... BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALONG WITH THE WINDS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL ADD TO THE FIRE DANGER. TEMPERATURES ALONG THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST SOARED WELL INTO THE 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES TODAY... WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON...WITH READINGS GENERALLY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT... WITH ISOLATED SINGLE DIGIT READINGS LIKELY. SIMILAR LOW HUMIDITY READINGS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE LARGE AMOUNT OF DEAD FUEL CONTENT NEAR THE JESUSITA FIRE WILL LEAD TO A GREATER THREAT OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH IN THAT REGION. AREAS OF NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LATER TONIGHT...THE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION... FAVORING THE MONTECITO HILLS AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT ON FRIDAY... BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHEN GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES ALONG THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST SOARED WELL INTO THE 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES TODAY... WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH READINGS GENERALLY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT... WITH ISOLATED SINGLE DIGIT READINGS LIKELY. SIMILAR LOW HUMIDITY READINGS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && Instruction: A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. Area: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST Affected Counties or parts of: Santa Barbara, Montecito, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles Sent: 2009-05-07T15:33:31-07:00  |
| CA-LPF- Jesusita fire - Firefighters burned over - Extreme fire behavior - 1300 acres Posted: 07 May 2009 03:46 PM PDT
Update: 1400hrs 5/07/09 - Jesusita fire About 5,400 homes have been evacuated and another 3,500 are threatened. Resources: more than 1,400 firefighters, Firefighting helicopters and aircraft as well as 177 engines are currently battling the blaze.. More firefighters and equipment are arriving from throughout the State. Injuries: 10 firefighters have been injured. Comment: "The fire is moving very, very rapidly," Santa Barbara County Fire Capt. David Sadecki said Wednesday. "This is an uncontrolled wildfire."  Jesusita fire perimeter and evacuation mapClick on map for larger .jpg version Credit: Derived and reformatted from SBCFD website .pdf map - Link E4294, E4255, E4287, E4281, E4262, B11 Meet at Kettleman City, SR41 @ I-5 forming up to stage at Kettleman City Highway41 X I-5 Also MMU ST9121G departing unit. View SBC Jesusita Fire Santa Barbara, CA in a larger Google map Jesusita fire VNC Burnover Update: 0900hrs - Five Ventura County Firefighters were injured when their engine was over-run atop Spyglass Hill melting the plastic on interior of engine, burning all 5 firefighters on board. All were sent to Cottage Hospital initially then three firefighters were airlifted to the Grossman Burn Center with 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burns but none of them are considered critical. Update 0900hrs - Official Ventura County Fire Department News release Update – Injured Ventura County Firefighters – CAMARILLO, Calif. – The three Ventura County firefighters injured while fighting the Jesusita Fire in Santa Barbara County are still being listed in serious, but stable condition at the Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks. Two press conferences have been scheduled for today. At 9:00 a.m. in Santa Barbara, there will be an update on current fire activities. At noon, a press conference will be held at the Grossman Burn Center to discuss the condition of the injured firefighters and their prognosis. Update 0700hrs OSCC - Jesusita Fire CAL FIRE Team 4(waterman) is in unified command with D'Andrea, Schmitt and McElroy as of 0700 today. This incident has grown to 1300 acres o% percent containment. Increased fire activity yesterday caused additional evacuation areas to be established that remain in effect. Through the night crews held the fire west of Gibraltar road despite significant spotting. Limited and difficult access; single-digit humidities; erratic and gusty winds. Forecasted Sundowner winds http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictive/outlooks/Scal_Fire_Potential.pdf The three firefighters being treated at the Grossman Burn Center are: Captain Brian Bulger, a 30-year veteran of the Ventura County Fire Department. Captain Bulger is 57 years old and a resident of Ventura. His normal duty station is Station 21 in Ojai. Captain Ron Topolinski has served with the Ventura County Fire Department for 28 years. He is 51 years old and a resident of Camarillo. His normal duty station is Station 57 in Somis. Firefighter Robert Lopez has been a firefighter for the Ventura County Fire Department since 2000. He is 44 years old and lives in Port Hueneme. His normal duty station is Station 54 in Camarillo.  CA-LPF- Jesusita fire perimeter mapCredit: calfire news Derived from Geomac Incident Number: CA-LPF-1479 Incident Name: Jesusita Incident Kind: Wildfire (Full Suppression/Perimeter Control started) : 05/05/2009 1330 Cause: Under Investigation Incident Commander: CAL FIRE Team 4(waterman) in unified command with D'Andrea, Schmitt and McElroy as of 0700 today. Team will transition to 24 hour shifts with accomodations for non 24 hour resources. Incident Command Organization: Unified Command CA-LPF County: Santa Barbara GPS Latitude and Longitude: Lat: 34° 28´ 20" Long: 119° 34´ 25" Ownership: CA-LPF Short Location Description (in reference to nearest town): NW of Mission Cyn in Santa Barbara County. Size/Area Involved: 1,300 ACRES Percent Contained: 0 % Expected Containment Date: Line to Build: Estimated Costs Date: Declared Controlled Date: Time: Injuries: 3 Structure Information Homes burned: Commercial Property burned: Outbuilding/Other burned: Problems/Concerns: Strong downslope sundowner winds that pushed the fire to the east, bumping Gibraltor road Road, and to the west to San Roque Canyon, are predicted to continue 24 hours: If predicted winds and fire behavior continue, the fire may move to the east into Sycamcore Canyon and Barger Canyon to the west Values at Risk: 12 hours: Structures within the community of Upper and Lower Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens, cultural and historic resources within Mission Canyon, communication sites, 240 KV Edison Main transmission lines serving the Mission Canyon and City of Santa Barbara. 24 hours: Upper northwest portions of San Roque Canyon 48 hours: Montecito to the southeast and Goleta to the southwest. 72 hours: 28: Critical Resource Needs: 12 hours: Type I crews, Type I helicopters, Type I fixed-wing aircraft, dozers 24 hours: Type I crews, Type I helicopters, Type I fixed-wing aircraft, dozers Major problems and concerns: Limited and difficult access; single-digit humidities; erratic and gusty winds. Forecasted Sundowner winds. Lack of air resources hindereing control. Observed Weather for Current Operational Period Peak Gusts (mph): 15-25 G 50 Max. Temperature: 65 Wind Direction: NE Min. Relative Humidity: 40 Fuels/Materials Involved: 4 Chaparral (6 Feet) NFFL- TYPE4 Today's observed fire behavior: Strong downslope sundowner winds, spotting Significant events today: Evacuations, Increased fire activity yesterday caused additional evacuation areas to be established that remain in effect. Through the night crews held the fire west of Gibraltar road despite significant spotting. Forecasted Weather for next Operational Period Wind Speed (mph): 20-25 G 50 Temperature: 88-95 Wind Direction: N-NE Relative Humidity: 10-15 % Estimated Control Date and Time: Actions planned for next operational period: Perimeter control, continue structure protection, engage fire where opportunities present themselves Growth Potential - High Difficulty of Terrain - Extreme Committed Resources: Agency CRW1 CRW2 HEL1 HEL2 HEL3 ENGS DOZR WTDR OVHD Camp Crews Total Personnel SR ST SR ST SR SR SR SR ST SR ST SR SR USFS 1 3 2 3 1 12 132 CNTY 1 4 1 4 11 1 20 392 LGR 1 2 11 17 12 404 ST 9 1 98 3 450 DDQ 16 Total 3 13 6 0 0 0 0 17 32 0 0 2 142 3 1,394 Cooperating and Assisting Agencies Not Listed Above: SB COUNTY FIRE, SB CITY FIRE, USFS, CARPENTERIA FIRE, MONTICITO FIRE, VENTURA COUNTY FIRE, CAL OES, CALFIRE, SB CO SHERIFFS, SB POLICE, CHP, CALTRANS, SO CAL EDISON, SB CITY WATER RESOURCES Update: 5/7/09 at 0700hrs - 1300 acres 0% - CAL FIRE Incident Information CA-SBC/LPF/STB- Jesusita fire Jesusita Fire IC: CAL FIRE Team 4 is in a unified command on this fire. County: Santa Barbara County Start Date/Time: May 5, 2009 at 1:45 p.m. Location: Northwest of Mission Canyon, City of Santa Barbra - Los Padres National Forest Administrative Unit: Los Padres National Forest Unit Acres Burned: 1,300 acres Containment: 0% contained Fire activity: Wildland brush fire driven by slope, erratic winds and single digit humidity's are causing significant runs with extreme fire behavior. For more information: Contact the Jesusita Fire Call Center at (805) 681-5197. Comments: For the latest on evacuations and fire information visit the City of Santa Barbara Jesusita Fire Information page. Several Firefighters have been burned at the Jesusita fire. Update: 5/6/09 at 2300hrs - Reports are that at least 3 VNC Firefighters were overrun by that Santa Barbara wildland fire and were flown out, and are now hospitalized with minor to moderate burn injuries and respiratory injuries. Initial reports are that Three firefighters have been injured and they have been flown out to the Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks. SBC PIO confirming 3 VNC firefighters are being treated a Grossman Burn Center for mild to moderate burn injuries and inhilation injuries. They were taken to Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara and stabilized, now they have been transported by air to Grossman. Current sizeup: 06-06-09 22:00hrs - Extreme fire behavior - 500 acres have burned in a wind-driven wildfire that exploded this afternoon in Santa Barbara. At least a dozen homes have burned and at least 8,000 people have been forced to evacuate....The Gov has also declared a state of emergency. JESUSITA FIRE STATISTICS Location: Santa Barbara County, San Roque Canyon (northwest of the Botanic Garden) Date Started: May 5, 2009 at 1:50 p.m. Cause: Unknown Acres Burned: 500 Percent Contained: 0% Structures Threatened: 2,000 Homes Evacuated: 2,000 homes, 8,000 people Structures Destroyed: 12 to 20 structures have burned, however no official number has been released. Injuries: Three firefighters have sustained injuries in a burnover. 1 minor injury Resources: 884 firefighters, 15 Type 1 S/T's and 8 Type 3 S/T's of engines assigned, 10 Crews, and 3 S/T crews assigned. Aircraft: 6 fixed wing aircraft and 5 helicopters. Order placed for minimum of another 30 strike teams. Weather: Red Flag conditions through Friday, Wind Gusts up to 50 miles per hour. The National Weather Service says strong winds are expected through the night and a red flag Red flag warning in effect until 10 am Friday for the Santa Ynez range and Santa Barbara south coast due to gusty northerly winds and low humidity SUNDOWNER EVENT - A STRONG NORTHERLY PRESSURE DIFFERENCE ACROSS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WILL GENERATE STRONG SUNDOWNER WINDS TONIGHT AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR WELL INTO THE 90S DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS... The warning of Critical Fire Danger is in effect until 1000 hours Friday. NEXT JESUSITA FIRE PRESS CONFERENCE - 9:00 A.M. THURSDAY, MAY 7 Previous related post: Jesusita Fire: New mandatory evacuation order, evacuation warning expanded CA-LPF/SBC Jesusita Incident - Wildland Fire - 196 acres 0%  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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