CFN - CALIFORNIA FIRE NEWS - CAL FIRE NEWS : EDIS - Red flag warning now in effect until 8 pm pdt this evening for parts of the lassen and plumas national forests

Thursday, June 28, 2007

EDIS - Red flag warning now in effect until 8 pm pdt this evening for parts of the lassen and plumas national forests

[EDIS] Red flag warning now in effect until 8 pm pdt this evening for parts of the lassen and plumas national forests and surprise valley in northeast california for gusty winds and low humidity

Lassen and Plumas National Forests

3:04 pm

RED FLAG WARNING:
THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE WEST COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH AND HUMIDITY LEVELS NEAR 15 PERCENT WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR FROM TRUCKEE TO THE SIERRA VALLEY...DIAMOND MOUNTAINS AND AREAS NEAR AND JUST WEST OF SUSANVILLE. SOME INCREASE IN HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.

Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FIRE OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS CLOSELY THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK.

Area: SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-

Affected Counties: Modoc, Plumas, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Madera, Alpine, Sierra, Shasta, Tuolumne, Placer, Inyo, Fresno, Nevada

Sent: 2007-06-28T14:56:27-07:00

No comments:

How fires get their names

Every year in California thousands of wildfires start throughout the state. In most cases, the dispatch center sending the initial resources to a wildland fire will designate a name for the fire, but the first on scene engine or fire official can also name the incident. Fires are usually named for the area in which they start – a geographical location, local landmark, street, lake, mountain, peak, etc. Quickly naming the fire provides responding fire resources with an additional locater, and allows fire officials to track and prioritize incidents by name. For example during the Southern California Fire Siege of 2003, the largest wildland fire in California history, the Cedar Fire in San Diego County, was named after the Cedar Creek Falls area where it started. The destructive Old Fire, which burned during the same time period in San Bernardino County, was named after the road along which it started - Old Waterman Canyon Road.

CAL FIRE is the largest fire department in California and the second largest fire department in the United States. CDF - CAL FIRE Firefighters answer the call more than 300,000 times a year. CAL FIRE Firefighters make up the fire department for 30 of our 58 counties in California and more than 100 local communities. We serve as the incident command during many of California’s most serious disasters. CAL FIRE Firefighters respond to many various types and forms of calls ranging from structural fires, to auto accidents, to earthquakes, to floods, to the spilling of hazardous materials, to every conceivable disaster; CAL FIRE answer's the calls. CAL FIRE is the largest fire department in California and the second largest fire department in the United States . CAL FIRE firefighters protect 33 million acres of State Responsibility Area (SRA). We have over 4,000 members within CAL FIRE and CAL FIRE is associated with the California Professional Firefighters (CPF) and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF).

CFN - CALIFORNIA FIRE NEWS - CAL FIRE NEWS

Thursday, June 28, 2007

EDIS - Red flag warning now in effect until 8 pm pdt this evening for parts of the lassen and plumas national forests

No comments:

Post a Comment

Twitter Buttons

Subscribe via email to California Fire News - Keep track of Cal Fire News

How fires get their names

Go Back To Top