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UPDATE: Goldledge Wildland Fire Posted: 12 Jun 2007 12:37 AM CDT InciWeb: Goldledge Wildland Fire: Goldledge Wildland Fire Incident Information Announcements News Pictures Maps INCIDENT UPDATED 7 HOURS AGO Summary Firefighters are having a difficult time accessing the top end of the Goldledge fire due to steep rugged terrain on the fire. Crews hiked in from the bottom yesterday but were unsuccessful in reaching the hotspots. Today's plan is to continue utilizing the helicopter with water drops and have firefighters monitor the interior hotspots and be prepared to take suppression action if needed. The Goldledge fire still remains at 3900 acres with 65% containment. Basic Information Incident Type Wildland Fire Benefits & Objectives Keep the fire south of the McNally Fire. West of Kern Plateau. East of county road M99. North of the major ridge in sections 8,16 and 28 north of the south fork of Corral Creek. Cause Shooting Date of Origin 06/03/2007 at 1130 hrs. Location 10 miles north of Kernville Incident Commander Robert Sanders Current Situation Total Personnel 70 Size 3,900 acres Percent Contained 65% Estimated Containment Date 06/20/2007 at hrs. Fuels Involved Annual grass, low shrubs,chaparral and chamise at lower elevations. Fire burning into Jeffrey and lodgepole pine, mixed conifer forest. Fire Behavior Some hot spots near top of fire continued to smoke. No further movement. Fire progression continues to be limited by natural barriers. Significant Events Area closure remains in effect and will remain in effect until threat to cabins is abated. Outlook Planned Actions Continued efforts on mop-up, hot spotting and cold trailing. Continue backhaul of trash. Growth Potential Low Terrain Difficulty Extreme Containment Target Expected containment 6/20/2007. Remarks One type 2 helicopter, two type 1 hotshot crews two type 3 engines and support overhead remain on the fire. Weather Current Wind Conditions Not available Current Temperature 70 degrees Current Humidity 30 % Forecasted Wind Conditions 2-7 mph NW Forecasted Temperature 80-85 degrees Forecasted Humidity 14-18 % CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

News: Firefighters Fully Contain Wildfire in Mono County Posted: 11 Jun 2007 10:45 PM CDT News: Firefighters Fully Contain Wildfire in Mono County: "The Larson Fire is is now 100 percent contained and will be transferred to a Type 3 command organization at 6:00 am Monday morning, June 11th. Resources will include essential overhead, three handcrews and 5 engines. Final acreage of the fire is reported at 1,080 acres. The fire was sparked two Fridays ago and strong winds on Tuesday blew embers to new spots, igniting a new blaze along U.S. Highway 395 between Walker and Coleville, both in California. Firefighters credited more favorable conditions, lighter winds and some rain, in helping their efforts. Calmer winds enabled air tankers and helicopters to attack the fire from the air. The wind had also pushed the fire in the opposite direction, causing it to burn into itself and preventing it from spreading. A portion of U.S. 395 that had been closed was reopened Wednesday, and evacuated residents were allowed back into their homes. About 70 family members of the Marine Corps stationed north of Coleville were among those who returned home. "Today was a piece of cake compared to yesterday. Yesterday, it was pretty scary. The smoke was real thick and black, and the wind was, what did they say, 75 to 80 miles an hour. I mean, it was coming fast," said Lenore Martin, resident." CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

News - Bodfish Wildfire Contained - News Story Posted: 11 Jun 2007 10:49 PM CDT News - Bodfish Wildfire Contained: "BODFISH, Calif. -- The Bodfish wildfire is 100 percent contained. The fire broke out Sunday afternoon along Bodfish Canyon Road. A little more than 250 acres were burned, but no homes were destroyed. Approximately 100 firefighters battled the fire along with the heat and high winds. So far this year's fire season has been very active with 6,800 acres burned in the Lake Isabella area. The Kern County Fire Department is reminding residents to clear away dry brush and debris away from their homes. Fire officials are crediting its defensible space program with helping save homes." CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

CA-KRN-Bodfish - Wildland fire Posted: 11 Jun 2007 06:28 PM CDT CA-KRN-Bodfish - Wildland fire: CA-KRN-Bodfish Per 209 as of 1600hrs 200 acres, 20% contained. Unified with Kern county and BLM. Growth potential-Low. Expected containment 6-11 @1800 RCJD View Public Profile Find all posts by RCJD Add RCJD to Your Buddy List UPDATE: CA-KRN-Bodfish Fire is contained around 200 acres. Releasing most of the equipment tonight. CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

NEWS - Cal Fire Suspends Open Burning Permits Across State Posted: 11 Jun 2007 05:26 PM CDT Cal Fire Suspends Open Burning Permits Across State SAN JOSE, Calif. (KCBS) -- Six Bay Area counties and five others across California are under new fire restrictions as a precaution due to unusually dry weather conditions. In recent years Californians have been warned about potentially bad fire seasons that rarely materialize, but Cal Fire Spokesman Chris Morgan says this year is different. "Southern California only had two and a half inches of rain and we're only 65 percent of normal," he said. "California is actually a Mediterranean type of climate, it's built to burn, but this year it has dried out much sooner." State firefighters were called out five weeks ahead of the official start of fire season this year. Morgan said the suspension of burn permits will last until the start of the rainy season in November. CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

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UPDATE - Larson Wildland Fire Posted: 10 Jun 2007 09:13 PM CDT Larson Wildland Fire Incident Information Announcements News Pictures Maps INCIDENT UPDATED TODAY Larson Fire jumps U.S. Highway 395 on June 5, 2007 Credit: Bureau of Land Management view pictures || view maps Summary The Larson Fire is under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bishop Field Office (California), but the information on this Inciweb site is being posted under the unit heading of the BLM-Carson City Field Office (Nevada) because the Inciweb Administrator for the BLM in Carson City has also been the Lead Fire Information Officer for the Lassen Fire, and it also posting incident data at http://www.sierrafront.net/ The Larson Fire is currently 96% contained at 1,080 acres. Full containment is expected today (6/10). The Great Basin National Type I Incident Management Team (Muir) took over the incident at 0600 on 6/7 from the Sierra Front Type II Incident Management Team (Sheuerman). The Great Basin National Type 1 Incident Management Team plans to transfer command to a Type 3 teamon Monday June 11 at 0600. Fire Crews will continue to improve and hold existing lines and mop-up all smokes that are safely accessible.The release of excess resources will continue today.Long term rehabilitation is being assessed by a Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team. Remaining resources include fivefire engines,four handcrews, andtwo helicopters (total of 180 personnel). Costs to date are estimated at $2.2 million. Two outbuildings have been reported destroyed. No injuries have been reported at this time. The Incident Command Post is set up at 1574 Larson Lane in Walker. Basic Information Incident Type Wildland Fire Benefits & Objectives Complete mop-up and fireline rehabilitation. Demobilize forces to their home units or another assignment. Cause Lightning Date of Origin 06/01/2007 at 1523 hrs. Location Coleville, California Incident Commander Muir Current Situation Total Personnel 180 Size 1,080 acres Percent Contained 96% Estimated Containment Date 06/10/2007 at 1800 hrs. Fuels Involved Grass, sagebrush and other vegetation. Fire Behavior Minimal. Significant Events Reduction in number of crews and fire engines. Outlook Planned Actions Not available Growth Potential Low to none. Remarks Not available Weather Current Wind Conditions 20 mph SW Current Temperature 70 degrees Current Humidity 35 % Forecasted Wind Conditions 25 mph NW Forecasted Temperature 65 degrees Forecasted Humidity 20 % CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

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InciWeb update: Larson Wildland Fire Posted: 09 Jun 2007 07:23 PM CDT UPDATE: Larson Wildland Fire: Larson Wildland Fire Incident Information Announcements News Pictures Maps INCIDENT UPDATED TODAY Larson Fire jumps U.S. Highway 395 on June 5, 2007 Credit: Bureau of Land Management view pictures || view maps Summary The Larson Fire is under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bishop Field Office (California), but the information on this Inciweb site is being posted under the unit heading of the BLM-Carson City Field Office (Nevada) because the Inciweb Administrator for the BLM in Carson City has also been the Lead Fire Information Officer for the Lassen Fire, and it also posting incident data at www.sierrafront.net The Larsen Fire is currently 89% contained at 1,080 acres. Full containment is expected by June 10. U.S. Highway 395 is OPEN. There are no current evacuations. The Great Basin Type I Incident Management Team (Muir) took over the incident at 0600 on 6/7 from the Sierra Front Type II Incident Management Team (Sheuerman). Twelvefire engines, fifteen handcrews, and four helicopters remain on-scene (total of 542 personnel). Costs to date are estimated at $1.8 million. Two outbuildings have been reported destroyed. No injuries have been reported at this time. The Incident Command Post is set up at 1574 Larson Lane in Walker. Basic Information Incident Type Wildland Fire Benefits & Objectives Complete mop-up and fireline rehabilitation. Demobilize forces to their home units or another assignment. Cause Lightning Date of Origin 06/01/2007 at 1523 hrs. Location Coleville, California Incident Commander Muir Current Situation Total Personnel 508 Size 1,080 acres Percent Contained 89% Estimated Containment Date 06/10/2007 at 1800 hrs. Fuels Involved Grass, sagebrush and other vegetation. Fire Behavior Minimal. Significant Events Reduction in number of crews and fire engines. Outlook Planned Actions Not available Growth Potential Low to none. Remarks Not available Weather Current Wind Conditions 20 mph SW Current Temperature 70 degrees Current Humidity 35 % Forecasted Wind Conditions 25 mph NW Forecasted Temperature 65 degrees Forecasted Humidity 20 % CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

InciWeb: Sequoia National Forest Resumes Command of The Goldledge Fire Posted: 09 Jun 2007 05:34 PM CDT Editors note: Fire investigation After an investigation by Forest Service Federal Agent's, it was confirmed that the Goldledge fire was caused by people shooting in an undesignated shooting area. The public is strongly encouraged to go to a public/private shooting range where forest fuels are minimal and the risk of igniting wildfires is reduced. Forest Service is asking the public's assistance in locating a white Chevy S-10 pick- up truck, with a sliding rear window. This vehicle was seen Sunday leaving the area where the Goldledge fire originated. These people may have information regarding this fire. Please help the Forest Service by providing us with your information at 559-294-4894. InciWeb: Sequoia National Forest Resumes Command of The Goldledge Fire: UPDATE: Incident: Goldledge fire Incident: Goldledge Released: 2007-06-09 15:06:00 ET KERNVILLE, CA... The South Central Sierra Interagency Incident Team has now transferred management of the Goldledge fire back to the Sequoia National Forest. Firefighters will continue suppression efforts in the steep rugged terrain of the fire. Two Hotshot crews, one Helicopter, two engines and support personnel will remain on the fire. The Goldledge fire is approximately 3900 acres and is currently 65% contained with full containment pushed back to June 20th due to interior isolated hotspots burning in inaccessible, rugged country. After an investigation by Forest Service Federal Agent's, it was confirmed that the Goldledge fire was caused by people shooting in an undesignated shooting area. The public is strongly encouraged to go to a public/private shooting range where forest fuels are minimal and the risk of igniting wildfires is reduced. Forest Service is asking the public's assistance in locating a white Chevy S-10 pick- up truck, with a sliding rear window. This vehicle was seen Sunday leaving the area where the Goldledge fire originated. These people may have information regarding this fire. Please help the Forest Service by providing us with your information at 559-294-4894. The area closure based on fire conditions to protect public health and safety will be evaluated on a daily basis due to fire hazards. The area generally 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 Vista is the northern boundary; the Dome Land Wilderness forms the eastern boundary; the southern boundary generally follows the Kern/Tulare county line but swings south to include the Cannell Trail. Entering or being in the Goldledge fire closure area from June 6, 2007 until the Goldledge fire is fully suppressed is prohibited. The campgrounds along the Kern River, Mountain Road 99 and the Sherman Pass Road all remain open to forest visitors. Please contact the Kernville Ranger Station for continued fire updates at 760-376-3781 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Fire restrictions are now in affect for the entire Sequoia National Forest and BLM public lands. Visitors can only have a campfire in developed campgrounds or designated fire exempt areas. Fire Officials would like to remind visitors traveling along Mountain 99 to drive with caution due to emergency vehicles and firefighters in the area. CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

Utah news - Wildfire blamed on Air Force drone - Air Force Times Posted: 09 Jun 2007 04:40 PM CDT Utah wildfire blamed on Air Force drone - Air Force Times: Utah wildfire blamed on Air Force drone The Associated Press Posted : Thursday Jun 7, 2007 21:44:23 EDT DUGWAY, Utah — An Air Force drone sparked a wildfire that burned 46 square miles in the Cedar Mountains. Second Lt. Beth Woodward of Hill Air Force Base's 388th Fighter Wing said the unmanned aircraft was part of a weapons test Tuesday. The drone was hot when it landed, and the dry grass and brush ignited. "With the dry and windy conditions, it jumped the Dugway property to Bureau of Land Management property," Woodward said. The Quincy Fire was declared contained Wednesday. Quincy Fire (as of 2 p.m. June 6) Start Date: June 5, 2007, at 1300 hours Location: West side of Cedar Mountains, Tooele County--10 miles south of I-80's Aragonite Exit Cause: Under Investigation Size: 30,000+ acres Contained: 100% Estimated Containment: Contained: June 6 at 1200 hours Fuels: Grass, brush Structures Threatened: None Evacuations: None Injuries: None Resources: The Bureau of Land Management's Salt Lake Office will continue to monitor the fire for the next few days. Other: Nearly 1" of wetting rains were vital in suppression efforts in containing Quincy Fire. Contact: Erin Darboven, 801.243.0004 CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

News - Hemet-Ryan firefighting base to undergo rebuilding | Posted: 09 Jun 2007 04:29 PM CDT Hemet-Ryan firefighting base to undergo rebuilding 10:00 PM PDT on Friday, June 8, 2007 By STEVE FETBRANDT The Press-Enterprise RIVERSIDE - The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has allocated $2.5 million in redevelopment funds to help rebuild the air-attack base at Hemet-Ryan Airport. Supervisors, sitting as the Riverside County Economic Development Agency governing board, this week also earmarked $417,000 to conduct an environmental-impact study in preparation for extending the runway from 4,300 feet to 6,000 feet. County officials say the longer runway is needed to accommodate heavier firefighting aircraft and increased corporate jet traffic. The balance of the air-base renovation project, estimated at $25 million, will be funded by the state. The county also is applying to the Federal Aviation Administration for $10 million in grants to pay for the runway extension and hopes to have the money by 2009. Colby Cataldi, deputy director for the Economic Development Agency's Desert Region, said a comprehensive environmental study will be done over the next 18 months on the runway project, which will require realignment of Stetson Avenue and Warren Road. The process includes public hearings and time for the agency to respond to environmental concerns. "Meanwhile, the agency will ask the board in July to approve an architectural contract to design the base project," Cataldi said. "We plan to bid out the project between July 7 and September 2008 and start construction in October 2008. Construction will take a year." Cataldi said the improvements will not affect existing aviation operations. During construction, Cal Fire plans to have a temporary 3-acre site to continue fire-suppression services. In adopting its findings, the board said the base project will help eliminate blight at Hemet-Ryan Airport in Hemet and improve essential emergency fire-protection and public-safety services. The county has contracted with Cal Fire for fire services since 1921, and the airport has served as an aerial firefight/attack base since 1967. It houses four permanently based fixed-wing aircraft and a Cal Fire helicopter, providing initial air-attack services for more than 830,000 acres in Riverside and neighboring counties. In 2006, the county's Economic Development Agency entered into an agreement with the state to cooperate and coordinate in the development of a new air-attack base. Cataldi said redevelopment funds will be used for the county's portion to pay for architectural design, engineering, environmental studies, airport master-plan update, inspection, and construction. The county plans to seek bids for the project on behalf of the state and jointly manage the construction. The 12-acre base will contain a 5,842-square-foot, 22-bed barracks building, a 4,812-square-foot three-bay vehicle storage facility and shop; a 4,646-square-foot, two-story operations building containing pilot facilities, administration and dispatch center; a 15,300-square-foot, two-bay open-shade canopy and an 8,211-square-foot helicopter/ OV-10 enclosed hangar. Also planned are new public and secured staff parking areas, six fire-retardant loading pits to handle interagency aircraft, along with equipment tanks, pumps and piping used to mix and deliver fire retardant. CAL FIRE NEWS FROM http://calfire.blogspot.com/

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