InciWeb: Angora Wildland Fire

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

InciWeb: Angora Wildland Fire

InciWeb: Angora Wildland Fire:

Angora Wildland Fire

INCIDENT UPDATED 1800 HRS PST

Perimeter Map of Angora Fire overlayed on topographical map

Perimeter Map of Angora Fire
Credit: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

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Summary

Angora Fire Evacuations

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Highway 89 is closed from the Highway 50 junction to Emerald Bay

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildland Fire
Cause	Under Investigation
Date of Origin	06/24/2007 at 1410 hrs.
Location	West of South Lake Tahoe
Incident Commander	Rich Hawkins

Current Situation

Total Personnel	1,889
Size	3,100 acres
Percent Contained	44%
Estimated Containment Date	07/03/2007 at hrs.
Fuels Involved	Heavy timber with large dead and down component. Large amount of snags in the fire area.
Fire Behavior	Extreme fire behavior was observed today on 2 Divisions with rapid rates of spread. Long range spotting occured in Divisions E and D to the North/NorthEast portion of the fire. Some isolated spotting occurred in the Southern Divisions.
Significant Events	Mandatory Evacuations of residences south of Highway 89 near the communities of South Lake Tahoe. Volunteer evacuations to the north of Highway 89. Fire jumped control lines on Divisions E and D with some long range spotting into the communities of South Lake Tahoe. Crews continued to provide structure protection to the communities threatened.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continued structure Protection for threatened communities. Continue line construction / patrol / mop up 200' on all other divisions.
Projected Movement	Projected incident movement/spread during next operational period: 12 hours: Growth is expected to the North and NorthEast on Divisions E and D
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	High
Containment Target	It is likely that suppression strategies will succeed.
Remarks	The Angora Incident will remain in a Unified Command.

Weather

Current Wind Conditions	10-20 mph SW
Current Temperature	75 degrees
Current Humidity	20 %

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007