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Local News Posted: 20 Jun 2007 03:43 PM CDT Local News: Central Calaveras Fire District Gets New Equipment Tuesday, June 19, 2007 - 03:15 PM Vanessa Turner MML Calaveras Bureau Mountain Ranch, CA -- The Central Calaveras Fire and Rescue Protection District has received new fire apparatus and equipment thanks to the Menlo Park Fire Protection District. Calaveras Chief Robert Gill thanks the crew at Menlo Park who surrendered the fire engine for $2,500. The engine is a 1987 Pierce 1,250 GPM Pumper. Menlo Park also chipped in a fire hose and some nozzles. Starting June 25 the engine will replace the current 1971 model at Fire Station 5 in Sheep Ranch. Gill says with the upgraded equipment, the district can now respond with four firefighters instead of two. And it also allows for more equipment storage. The district covers Glencoe, Rail Road Flat, Eagle Ridge Ranch/Airport, Mountain Ranch and Sheep Ranch. CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

InciWeb update: Goldledge Wildland Fire Posted: 20 Jun 2007 01:50 PM CDT InciWeb: Goldledge Wildland Fire: INCIDENT UPDATED TODAY Summary Firefighters are working in extremely steep and rugged terrain. Extreme fire behavior is expected today due to the hot and dry weather. Afternoon winds could prove to be an additional challenge for crews. A fire closure area is in effect based on current fire conditions to protect public health and safety. The affected area includes the west side of the Kern Plateau including the Cherry Hill Road, Horse Meadow, Big Meadow and Cannell Meadow. Specifically the area is bounded on the west by Mountain Road 99 just north of Camp Owens to its intersection with the Sherman Pass Road; Sherman Pass road to the overlook is the northern boundary; the Dome Land Wilderness forms the eastern boundary; the southern boundary follows the Cannell Trail. Entering or being in the Goldledge fire closure area is prohibited. The campgrounds along the Kern River, Mountain Road 99 and the Sherman Pass Road all remain open to forest visitors. Basic Information Incident Type Wildland Fire Cause Shooting Date of Origin 06/03/2007 at 1130 hrs. Location 10 miles north of Kernville Incident Commander Ron Woychak Current Situation Total Personnel 349 Size 4,039 acres Percent Contained 70% Fuels Involved Annual grass, low shrubs,chaparral and chamise at lower elevations. Fire burning into Jeffrey and lodgepole pine, mixed conifer forest. Fire Behavior Fire spread is minimal with an average of 75-100 acres per day. Small runs continue is steep rocky terrain. Torching is occuring near the ridge tops at the edge of the Kern Plateau. Significant Events The second Type 1 Helicopter arrived and began operations. Spike camp at Horse Meadow continues to be improved. Outlook Planned Actions Evaluate contingency plans. Concentrate direct supression efforts on the eastern perimeter. Projected Movement 12 hours: Continued small runs in green islands is expected. Predicted fire activity should continue throughout the week at the edge of the Kern Plateau. Growth Potential Medium Terrain Difficulty Extreme Remarks Direct suppression activities will continue for the next 24 to 48 hours. Weather Current Wind Conditions 7-10 mph NW Current Temperature 75 degrees Current Humidity 28 % CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

EDIS - Red flag warning now in effect until 9 pm pdt thursday for relative humidity below 10 percent for up to 15 hours each day Posted: 20 Jun 2007 11:36 AM CDT EDIS Red flag warning now in effect until 9 pm pdt thursday for relative humidity below 10 percent for up to 15 hours each day and very poor overnight recovery of humidity: THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. HUMIDITY WILL BE BELOW 10 PERCENT TODAY. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING HOURS BUT RECOVER OVERNIGHT WILL AGAIN BE POOR. HUMIDITY WILL FALL AGAIN DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY AND REMAIN BELOW 10 PERCENT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. 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 WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. Area: SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THECLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- Affected Counties: San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern, Orange, Imperial, Los Angeles CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

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UPDATE CA-SQF-Goldledge Posted: 19 Jun 2007 03:43 PM GMT-06:00 UPDATE (1) CA-SQF-Goldledge Goldledge Fire is approximately 3,900 ACRES acres with 70% containment. The eastern flank of the fire remains unlined due to unsafe terrain which limits access by ground based firefighters. Fire had held in steep rocky terrain for the past week and a half despite high winds, high temperature and and low humidity. Attempts to use rappel teams to access remote hotspots were largely unsuccessful. Water drops are being used to cool the remote hot spots. The fire made a run in an area with no hot spots identified by IR flights. The run by the fire yesterday created hotspots in new fuel and increases the chance for additional runs and potential spotting into mixed conifer forest on the Kern Plateau. Fire was active through the night but with minimal spread. Currently inversion and higer overnight humitidy reduced fire activity. No visible flame observed with several smokes are present in the area burned yesterday & last night. A type II Incident Management Team has been ordered and Team 2 (Woychak) is being mobilized with a tentative briefing for 12:00 hours Monday. CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

CA-SCU-CON - Vegetation Fire Posted: 19 Jun 2007 03:11 PM GMT-06:00 Full response Vegetation Fire in Pittsburg /Concord area of Concord Naval Weapons Station 55 - 60 acres SCU, LNU, Federal, Local units on scene. Possibly same as Federal fire now named CON fire. UPDATE: 50-acre grass fire at Concord Naval Weapons Station contained By Cassandra Braun MediaNews Article Launched: 06/19/2007 02:23:12 PM PDT CONCORD - Fire crews have contained a fast-moving grass fire that burned more than 50 acres at the Concord Naval Weapons Station, authorities said. Weapons station fire teams and Contra Costa Fire district crews now are mopping up and investigating the cause of the wildland fire that broke out at the Weapons Station at about 10:20 a.m., said Contra Costa Fire Marshal Richard Carpenter. The two-alarm fire covered roughly 50 acres and was pushing south toward Nichols Road, before crews extinguished the blaze around 1:30 p.m., Carpenter said. Weapons Naval Station fire teams called for assistance from Contra Costa Fire District after the initial small grass fire at the facility quickly spread out of control shortly before 11 a.m. Fire teams from Cal Fire and an East Bay Regional Parks helicopter also assisted with the wildland blaze. CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

EDIS- a red flag warning is in effect through early thursday morning for the mountains of southwest california. Posted: 19 Jun 2007 03:09 PM GMT-06:00 News - [EDIS] A red flag warning is in effect through early thursday morning for the mountains of southwest california... including the entire san bernardino : [EDIS] a Red Flag Warning is in effect through early thursday morning for the mountains of southwest california... including the entire san bernardino national forest and the descanso and palomar districts of the cleveland national forest due to a prolonged period of very low humidity .DEW POINTS ARE RECOVERING SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT RECOVERY OF HUMIDITY TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY POOR...BARELY ABOVE 20 PERCENT AT MOST LOCATIONS. HUMIDITY IS EXCEPTED TO FALL BELOW 10 PERCENT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR UP TO 15 HOURS. WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL HAVE VERY POOR RECOVERY ALSO...AND HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. A DECISION TO EXTEND THE RED FLAG WARNING BEYOND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE MADE AROUND 9 AM WEDNESDAY. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 10 PERCENT FOR UP TO 15 HOURS EACH DAY AND VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY OF HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. HUMIDITY HAS BEEN BELOW 10 PERCENT SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING. RECOVERY WILL BE VERY POOR TONIGHT AND DROP BELOW 10 PERCENT AGAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER BY 2 TO 4 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY. 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 WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. Area: 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-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THECLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- Affected Counties: San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern, Orange, Imperial, Los Angeles Sent: 2007-06-19T13:52:36-07:00 Original Sender: KSGX@nwws.oes.ca.gov CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

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Thieves hit memorial to Calif. victims of fire Posted: 18 Jun 2007 08:38 AM CDT Thieves hit memorial to Calif. victims of fire: Thieves hit memorial to Calif. victims of fire By Harry Harris Inside Bay Area (California) Copyright 2007 MediaNews Group, Inc. and ANG Newspapers All Rights Reserved OAKLAND, Calif. — Thieves have targeted the Oakland Firestorm Memorial Garden, which commemorates one of the city's most tragic episodes — the deadly East Bay hills fire of October 1991 — taking aluminum plaques bearing the names of the 25 people killed in the blaze. Two bronze "trees" that were part of the memorial, located at Tunnel Road and Hiller Drive, also were stolen and another was badly damaged. The theft just recently was discovered, and police had not received a crime report as of Friday. But they have already assigned an investigator and done some preliminary work. Lt. Mike Yoell, commander of the theft section, said a dollar estimate of the loss would be hard to make but could easily be several thousand dollars. He said the memorial was either the target of vandals or of thieves who stole the metal objects to sell them. He said police are leaning toward the theft-for-profit theory, especially since the theft of valuable metals all over the area, including cemeteries and even of freeway guardrails, has been on the rise. Yoell agreed with others there is no way to estimate the emotional loss of those who survived the fire and built the memorial to honor those who died. Among the plaques were those bearing the names of Oakland Fire Batallion Chief James Riley and Oakland Police Officer John Grubensky. Both were killed trying to lead others to safety. Grubensky was in the same squad as Yoell at the time and was working his day off when he died trying to lead a family out of the burning hills. "This does hit closer to us," Yoell said. The fire began October 20, 1991, killing the 25 people, destroying more than 3,000 houses and causing $1.5 billion in damages. It was at the time the worst urban wildfire in California history. The memorial was dedicated in 1994, with most of the labor and materials donated. "The (fire) area looked like it had been bombed. We wanted something to welcome people back and memorialize the victims," said Gordon Piper, a resident whose home burned in the fire and who pushed the project forward as chairman of the North Hills Landscape Committee. Piper, who tends to the garden, said he discovered the theft Wednesday after he returned from a weeklong trip. He first noticed that several of the custom-made bars on the sculpture were "bent to heck." One was broken, he discovered. That's when Piper turned around and saw plaques had been pried off the cement walls. "My mouth fell open," he said. The entire project cost about $100,000, Piper estimated. He said will cost about $5,000 to replace the plaques and the bars, which were made to prevent such an attempted heist. The thieves have no regard for what the memorial meant to residents like him, Piper said. His home burned to the ground and he was left with nothing more than the pair of work overalls he was wearing, he recalled. Donations to replace the plaques and bars can be sent to the North Hills Landscape Committee, c/o 33 Hiller Drive, Oakland, 94618. The donations will be deposited in the committee's account with the Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation. For more information, e-mail Robert Bruce rbruce@pacific.net . Yoell said police would like to talk to anyone who may have any of the items, sold them, or were approached by anyone trying to sell them. Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $5,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the suspects. Anyone with information can call police at 238-3951 or Crime Stoppers at 238-6946. CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

CA-MVU-VUELTA - VEGETATION FIRE Posted: 17 Jun 2007 02:09 PM CDT CA-MVU\VUELTA VEGETATION FIRE - in the Fallbrook area, south of SR 76, West of I5 in rough ground. No engine access. AA and 2 tankers plus at least 2 coptors. Closing SR 76. Moving up CDF rigs to cover stations. Video from HPWREN; launches windows media player. http://grizzly.hpwren.ucsd.edu/Anima...t/TODAY-PM.mpg UPDATES FROM AROUND THE NET CA-MVU\Local Govt-VUELTA - Wildlandfire.com Hotlist Forum: UPDATE 14:13 06-16-07: This is second fire in area today. This one got into about 8 acres, heavy heavy stuff in river bottom, but sounds like they are catching it with the rotary. Still working it, but no additional resources being requested. UPDATE 15:00 06-16-07: Lost it again...not sure if its the newer fire or the one from this morning but header clearly visible again and requesting LGA Type 3 strike team. UPDATE 15:41 06-16-07: Just requested a Type 1 Strike Team for structure protection although I think precautionary more than anything. UPDATE 17:21 06-16-07: Ordering evacuations in the Montserrat Hills Rd. area now. possibly along Sage Rd. later. Fire jumped to the North of SR76 but they caught it. They want the evacuations in case it happens again and they cannot get it. Frequent spot fires. UPDATE 20:55 06-16-07: Air resources released about 1900 Hrs. reporting 118 acres, long ways from tying in the line. Heavy mop up. UPDATE 06:00 06-17-07: from 0600 209 118 acres, 50% contained Burning in 3 tall grass (2.5 feet); in river bottom; grass, brush, chaparral, oak unified command, but CA-MVU ownership near FALLBROOK Lat: 33° 18´ 41" Long: 117° 13´ 0" Threat to Human Life/Safety: No evacuation(s) imminent but potential future threat for structures in the Gird Valley area if fire jumps Hwy 76. Hwy 76 still closed CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

CA-SHU-Silver - Wild land fire Posted: 17 Jun 2007 02:25 PM CDT CA-SHU-Silver: Working fire. Large Column visible from Red Bluff. Area of Silver Bridge/Hwy 44. Multiple aircraft fixed and rotary onscene. CHP closing Silver Bridge Rd. IC just confirmed that size up 15-20 acres but says most of forward ROS has stopped with retardant drops but still some line. Some house by house evacs in progress as needed by units on scsene. CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

[EDIS] red flag warning continues through 1 pm pdt today for the northern sacramento valley and surrounding higher terrain Posted: 17 Jun 2007 02:16 PM CDT [EDIS] red flag warning continues through 1 pm pdt today for the northern sacramento valley and surrounding higher terrain : .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO OREGON WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY THROUGH MID DAY. THIS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO BE VERY LOW. THERE WILL ALSO BE ISOLATED POCKETS OF HIGH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN THE SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS. THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID DAY TODAY AS THE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES DROP QUITE LOW. BY EARLY AFTERNOON THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN WITH THE STRONGER WINDS DECREASING. THE WARNING IS FOR THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST...AND AREAS COVERED BY CALFIRE SHASTA TRINITY AND TEHAMA GLENN UNITS. Instruction: PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA Affected Counties: Yuba, Plumas, Yolo, Trinity, Mendocino, Mono, Napa, Calaveras, Amador, Sonoma, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sacramento, Mariposa, Butte, Merced, Solano, Colusa, Sutter, Lake CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

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CA-MVU-VUELTA - VEGETATION FIRE

CA-MVU\Local Govt-VUELTA - Wildlandfire.com Hotlist Forum:

CA-MVU\VUELTA
VEGETATION FIRE - in the Fallbrook area, south of SR 76, West of I5 in rough ground. No engine access. AA and 2 tankers plus at least 2 coptors.
Closing SR 76.

Moving up CDF rigs to cover stations.
Video from HPWREN; launches windows media player.
http://grizzly.hpwren.ucsd.edu/Anima...t/TODAY-PM.mpg

UPDATES FROM AROUND THE NET

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UPDATE 14:13 06-16-07: This is second fire in area today. This one got into about 8 acres, heavy heavy stuff in river bottom, but sounds like they are catching it with the rotary. Still working it, but no additional resources being requested.

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UPDATE 15:00 06-16-07: Lost it again...not sure if its the newer fire or the one from this morning but header clearly visible again and requesting LGA Type 3 strike team.

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UPDATE 15:41 06-16-07: Just requested a Type 1 Strike Team for structure protection although I think precautionary more than anything.

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UPDATE 17:21 06-16-07: Ordering evacuations in the Montserrat Hills Rd. area now. possibly along Sage Rd. later.
Fire jumped to the North of SR76 but they caught it. They want the evacuations in case it happens again and they cannot get it.
Frequent spot fires.

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UPDATE 20:55 06-16-07: Air resources released about 1900 Hrs. reporting 118 acres, long ways from tying in the line. Heavy mop up.