Quick Look Current California Wildfires Today News and Notes (MAP)

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Quick Look Current California Wildfires Today News and Notes (MAP)

Quick Look Current California Wildfires Today (MAP)

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California Fire News and Notes:

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Authorities Announced today that Wayne Allen Huntsman has been arrested for alleged deliberate arson in starting the #KingFire.

KING FIRE MEDIA BRIEFING 9/18/14 REGARDING ARSON ARREST

OSCC - SOUTH OPS

June Fire, CA-INF-001351, Mono County, June Lake Parking Lot, FRA
65 acres, 50% Contained
SoCal Type 2 team (Wakoski) assumed command.
Unified command with June Lake Fire Protection District, USFS-INF,
CHP, and Mono County Sheriff
Evacuations: 250 residences remain threatened with 150 people evacuated and 100 people in temporary shelters.

June mountain ski resort and the Owens River head water wilderness continues to be threatened.
Power remains out to June Lake area as fire damaged transmission lines. Also impacted cell tower infrastructure.
WX: Temp 57°, RH 47%, Wind NW 5 mph.
For today’s operational period, Complete hose lay and begin mop up operations with Commitment of Forest Service air and ground resources.

Courtney Fire, CA-MMU-016429, Madera County
320 acres, 80% Contained.
Type 1 IC (Drozen)
Notes: All evacuations have been lifted for the community of Bass Lake Heights.

Soft road closure in place for residents only on Rd 426 between
Summit Rd & Rd 223
WX: Temp 72°, RH 66%, winds NW 10 mph
Continued mop up.
Commitment of Forest Service air and ground resources.

Silverado Fire, CA-CNF-2873, Orange County, FRA968 acres, 97% contained.
SO CAL Type 2 IMT (Garwood)
Notes:

The Silverado will transition back to the Forest this morning
The Close-out for Garwood’s IMT is at 0930 today.
Fire will be unstaffed during nighttime hours.
WX: Temp 71°, RH 68%, Wind S 3 mph.
Commitment of Forest Service air and ground resources.

Meadow Fire, CA-YNP-00101, Mariposa County
4,772 acres, 80% contained.Notes:

Type 3 IC (Speilman/ Loomis Trainee)

Ground resources continue to patrol fire.

Temp 67°, RH 54%, wind N 4 mph.

Commitment of Forest Service air and ground resources.

ONCC - NORTH OPS

Track 17 Fire: CA-SWR Track 17 Fire
500 acres burning in grass and brush, 75% contained.
Update 1230: 395 acres, 80% contained. Reduction in acreage due to more accurate mapping.
July Complex: CA-KNF July Complex, Klamath National Forest
50,042 acres, 98% contained.
Notes: Creeping and smoldering.
Happy Camp Complex: CA-KNF Happy Camp Complex: 125,788 acres, 68% contained.
Notes:

Increased moisture resulted in decreased spread overnight.
Creeping and smoldering.
Precipitation occured over the fire area.

Boles Fire: CA-SKU Boles Fire
375 acres, 60% contained.
Notes: Fire continued to smolder. Strong winds continue to make any smoldering material within 500' of the line a danger to renewed fire spread.

Irene Fire: CA-ENF Irene Fire
85 acres in brush, 0% contained.
Notes: Main emphasis is to locate spot fires and mop-up the north side of the fire as it is holding most of the heat.

King Fire: CA-ENF King Fire
70,944 acres, 5% contained.
Notes: The fire remained active overnight. Incident personnel determined that the fire made a run of over ten miles north between 1600 yesterday and 0600 this morning.

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CFN - California Fire News 2013

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Thursday, September 18, 2014