Friday, May 11, 2007

CA-LAC-Island (Catalina) Morning 209 - 0600

CA-LAC-Island (Catalina)
From the 0600 209:

1: Date 05/11/2007
2: Time 0600
3: Initial | Update | Final| XX |
4: Incident Number CA-LAC-102481
5: Incident Name ISLAND
6: Incident Kind Wildland Fire
7: Start Date 05/10/2007 Time 1231
8: Cause Under Investigation
9: Incident Commander Osby / Hoeffs
10: IMT Type 2
11: State-Unit CA-LAC
12: County Los Angeles
13: Latitude and Longitude Lat: 33° 28´ 44" Long: 118° 25´ 34"
Ownership: -SRA
14: Short Location Description (in reference to nearest town):
4 miles west of Avalon (Catalina Island)

Current Situation

15: Size/Area Involved 4,000 ACRES
16: % Contained or MMA 10 Percent
17: Expected Containment Date: 05/14/2007 Time: 1800
18: Line to Build
19: Costs to Date
20: Declared Controlled
Date:
Time:
21: Injuries this Reporting Period: 1
22: Injuries to Date: 1
23: Fatalities:
24: Structure Information
Type of Structure # Threatened # Damaged # Destroyed
Residence 700 threatened 1 destroyed
Commercial Property 100 threatened
Outbuilding/Other 100 threatened 6 destroyed
25: Threat to Human Life/Safety:
Evacuation(s) in progress ---- XX
No evacuation(s) imminent --
Potential future threat --------
No likely threat ---------------

26: Communities/Critical Infrastructure Threatened (in 12, 24, 48 and 72 hour time frames):
12 hours: City of Avalon
24 hours:
48 hours:
72 hours:
27: Critical Resource Needs (kind & amount, in priority order):
1. None
2.
3.
28: Major problems and concerns (control problems, social/political/economic concerns or impacts, etc.) Relate critical resources needs identified above to the Incident Action Plan.

Santa Catalina Island is located 26 miles off the coast of Los Angeles. All ground resources will need to be ferried over to the island via barges and USMC hover craft from Camp Pendleton. Steep and inaccessible terrain is hindering efforts of ground resources.
29: Resources threatened (kind(s) and value/significance):
City of Avalon and historical structures
30: Current Weather Conditions
Wind Speed: calm mph
Temperature: 59
Wind Direction:
Relative Humidity: 61
31: Resource benefits/objectives (for prescribed/wildland fire use only):
32: Fuels/Materials Involved: Brush, fuel model 6
33: Today's observed fire behavior (leave blank for non-fire events):
Extreme fire behavior with spotting 1/4 to 1/2 mile in advance of the head of the fire was observed. The fire behavior was influenced by low RH, high erratic winds and low fuel moistures
34: Significant events today (closures, evacuations, significant progress made, etc.):
3808 people were evacuated off the island via the Catalina Island Express over to the City of Long Beach. Voluntary evacuation orders remain in effect for the residences of the City of Avalon. Trigger points have been established for the mandatory evacuation for the residence of the City of Avalon. Mandatory evacuations are in effect for all non-residence and tourist.

Outlook

35: Estimated Control Date and Time:
36: Projected Final Size:
37: Estimated Final Cost:
38: Tomorrow's Forecasted Weather
Wind Speed: 10-12 mph Temperature: 69-72
Wind Direction: west Relative Humidity: 25-30
39: Actions planned for next operational period:
Continue structure protection and perimiter control.Establish effective logistical support for large fire organization.
40: Projected incident movement/spread during next operational period:
Moderate spread toward the City of Avalon from multiple directions.
41: For fire incidents, describe resistance to control in terms of:
1. Growth Potential - Medium
2. Difficulty of Terrain - Extreme
42: How likely is it that containment/control targets will be met, given the current resources and suppression/control strategy?
It is very likely that the containment / control targets will be met.
43: Projected demobilization start date:
44: Remarks:
LA County IMT 2 (OSBY) and City of Avalon Fire Department (Hoeffs) have entered into unified command and will assume command of the fire at 0600 5/11/2007

45: Committed Resources (Supplemental Committed Resources follow the first block)
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 2 2 1 91
CNTY 5 5 4 2 79 301
LGR 2 3 12
ST 6 4 1 9 340
Total 7 11 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 0 1 0 92 0 744
Total personnel by agency are listed in the first section of committed resources.
Agency HELTK FIXW TRKCO RESMD LGTAIR
SR SR SR SR
USFS
CNTY
LGR
ST
Total 0 0 0 0 0

7 T1 handcrews, 11 Strike Team T1 handcrews
0 helicopters
6 SR engines 8 ST engines
1 dozers
92 overhead

744 personnel total (91 FS 301 CNTY 12 LGR 340 ST)

46: Cooperating and Assisting Agencies Not Listed Above:
Southern Calif Edison, LA Sheriffs Dept, Orange County Fire Authority,USFS, Long Beach Fire Dept, Avalon Animial Control
Approval Information
47: Prepared by: Nick Duvally
48: Approved by: John Tripp
49: Sent to:South OPS by: Nick Duvally
Date: 05/11/2007 Time: 0641

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