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| Posted: 04 May 2007 07:02 PM CDT Wildland Fire News, 2007 Wildland Fire News, 2007Updates, news stories, weather, and other information about wildland fire news in the US for 2007 If you would like to be on this pinglist, click here or ping Knitting a Conundrum
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| Trouble ahead: Worst fire conditions in 100 years Posted: 04 May 2007 06:50 PM CDT SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Trouble ahead: Worst fire conditions in 100 years: UNION-TRIBUNE BREAKING NEWS TEAM 9:53 a.m. May 3, 2007 SAN DIEGO – California is facing the worst fire conditions in almost a century, and worried fire officials are sounding the alarm. Lack of rain and dry fuel conditions prompted state fire authorities to declare the start of fire season earlier than normal in three Southern California counties, including San Diego. Several indicators, especially fuel moisture levels, add up to tremendous fire potential, said San Diego fire Deputy Chief of Operations Jeff Carle."The things we look at are telling us we are in trouble," Carle said. The state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has hired its seasonal firefighters and says facilities will be staffed on a 24-hour basis because of fire danger. Historically, the state has declared fire season between May and June. The start dates vary according to jurisdiction's individual weather conditions. CDF declared fire season started Monday in San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties. "We are prepared and ready for the upcoming wildfire season," Cal Fire Director Ruben Grijalva said in a prepared statement. "The lack of precipitation with the increase in temperatures has dried out Southern California significantly. . . . We will take the battle to California's wildfires." So far this year, San Diego's Lindbergh Field, the region's main measuring spot, has received about one-third the normal rainfall it receives for the season. As of July 1, the season total at the airport was 3.85 inches of rain. Normal annual rainfall is 10.77 inches. March 2007 was San Diego's 12th-driest March since record keeping began in 1850. And rainfall in May and June tends to be minuscule. If Lindbergh Field receives normal rainfall from now until the season ends on June 30, the city would finish the year with 4.19 inches, which would make the year the sixth driest in history. State fire officials are reminding residents to protect their homes by clearing brush and creating defensible spaces around their homes, particularly near wild-land areas. Dead vegetation should be cleared about 100 feet from homes and branches should be trimmed 10 feet from the ground. To lessen the risk of sparking fires with equipment, the state suggests all yard work be done during morning hours. Trying to get the word out about the heightened fire danger, San Diego firefighters on Thursday warned of dangerous fire conditions within city limits. Fire Chief Tracy Jarman is planning to hold a news conference at Marian Bear Memorial Park Thursday to discuss the fire conditions, warning that this is the driest year in San Diego in 90 years. Fire officials say a cold winter lowered the moisture in local vegetation, drying it out even more than normal and making it more combustible.      | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old N.C. 105 USFS - Effort to control fire starts new one Posted: 04 May 2007 01:38 PM CDT Charlotte Observer | 05/03/2007 | Effort to control fire starts new one: OUTSIDE LINVILLE GORGE WILDERNESSEffort to control fire starts new oneBlaze spreads across Old N.C. 105 closing roads and hiking trailsHANNAH MITCHELLhmitchell@charlotteobserver.comFirefighters battling a week-old forest fire in Burke County had to fight a new fire Wednesday that was part of a backburn they set to keep the larger forest fire from spreading. The new fire spread across Old N.C. 105 after winds caused it to jump the road Tuesday night, a National Forest Service spokesperson said. Officials said they couldn't estimate how large of an area was affected by the new fire. Old N.C. 105 along the western edge of the Linville Gorge, the Spence Ridge Bridge and all hiking trails in the gorge are closed, said Maj. Ken Anthony of Burke County Emergency Services. Wind overnight pushed the fire north of the Pinch In trail, said U.S. Forest Service spokesman Dyan Bone. Flames are confined to the federal wilderness area and still more than a mile away from private homes in the North Cove community, but Forest Service officials met with homeowners Wednesday morning to inform them of firefighting efforts, officials said. The fire, which started April 25 just outside the Linville Gorge Wilderness, was about 30 percent contained Wednesday. About 220 firefighters are battling the blaze. It has burned an estimated 700 acres. Daily information about the fire is being posted at www.burkealert.org      | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 04 May 2007 11:33 AM CDT CA-BBD/KRN-James - : CA-BBD/KRN-James 209 From this evening's 209: 1300 acres 100% contained Scattered interior hot spots No night shift is planned 4 FS Type 2 crews are mopping up. Remarks: Responsibility for the incident will be transitioned back to the District on 5-4-07 at 0700 hrs., and managed as a small type 3 organization. This will be the last update by SCIIMT#3. Reduction in the reported size of the incident is the result of ground based GPS survey of the fire perimeter completed yesterday. Extremely steep terrain necessitated the use of ground based GPS surveys in order to accurately plot the perimeter. Excellent interagency cooperation with CALFIRE and Kern County Fire during the entire course of the incident was greatly appreciated."      | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Car Fire Sparks 5,000 Acre Brush Fire in California - Firehouse.com Personal Protective Equipment Posted: 04 May 2007 11:09 AM CDT Car Fire Sparks 5,000 Acre Brush Fire in California - Firehouse.com Personal Protective Equipment: Kern County fire crews said a car fire near Lower Water Hole in the Grapevine has sparked a brush fire that has now spread to almost 5,000 acres. The fire is now 50-percent contained and Kern County fire says they hope to have it fully contained by 6pm Saturday. 375 firefighters from Kern County, LA County, California Department of Forestry and the National Forest Service are on the fire lines, and they expect 700 firefighters to be working the fire by Saturday morning. The fire is burning on Tejon Ranch property west of Interstate-5. One problem crews encountered Friday was high-voltage power lines near the Tecuya Canyon, where thick smoke caused the lines to ground, putting firefighters in potential danger. No one has been injured, no evacuations have been ordered and no homes or structures have been threatened.      | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Police Probe Hot Shots in California Station - Firehouse.com News Posted: 04 May 2007 11:08 AM CDT Police Probe Hot Shots in California Station - Firehouse.com News: Ventura, Calif. -- Ventura police are investigating how an adult entertainment company was able to take risque�� photographs of scantily clad women inside a city fire station, according to a report in the Ventura County Star. Firefighters on duty at the time told investigators that they agreed to the women's request to have their pictures taken at the station, but immediately told them to stop and leave once the women were seen wearing little clothing, acting Fire Chief Kevin Rennie said Monday in the published report. "As soon as the on-duty personnel realized the women had moved into these positions, they immediately asked them to stop and to leave," Rennie said in the published article. "Our personnel would not allow a photo shoot like this." The models allegedly posed there for a variety of risque shots, NBC4 reported. The city's acting fire chief said the models stopped by the station and without authorization, suddenly disrobed for an impromptu photo shoot, which was quickly shut down, according to NBC4. The photos later showed up on a Web site, but were taken down. A spokeswoman who only identified herself as "Rhonda" told NBC4 that the company "Simply Seductive" did not break any laws and their models did not raise their blouses or skirts. Police Lt. John Garner, who is conducting the investigation, said he spoke with a woman he described as the owner of Simply Seductive, according to the Ventura County Star. "She said, 'We pulled a hit-and-run on the fire station,' and that they were there about 90 seconds," Garner said in the published report.      | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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