InciWeb: Angora Wildland Fire

Thursday, June 28, 2007

InciWeb: Angora Wildland Fire

Angora Wildland Fire

INCIDENT UPDATED 10:30 AM

Summary

Note: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit entered into Fire Restrictions on June 24. Campfires, including charcoal bbqs, are prohibited except in Developed Recreation Sites.

The County Sheriff has established an Evacuation Re-Entry hot line with information at (530) 573-7966

For current evacuation and re-entry information visit "http://cityofslt.us"
For preliminary list of lost or damaged structures visit "http://www.edso.org"

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	2,174
Size	3,100 acres
Percent Contained	55%
Estimated Containment Date	07/03/2007 at hrs.
Fuels Involved	Heavy Timber with large dead and down component
Fire Behavior	Light fire activity observed in all Divisions.
Significant Events	Good progress was made during the last operational period with mop-up extending 200-300 feet in depth. Crews continued to patrol the fire line and monitor any safety risks. Evacuations remained in effect in portions of the South Lake Tahoe community.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continue perimeter control operations to threatened communities. Line improvement, mop-up and patrol will continue on all Divisions. Damage assessment Teams will continue field assessments. Utility Crews will continue to restore critical utility infrastructure.
Projected Movement	Projected incident movement/spread during next operational period: 12 hours: No forward spread is expected 24 hours: Spread possible due to high winds. 48 hours: Spread possible due to high winds. 72 hours: Spread possible due to high winds.
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	High
Containment Target	07/03/07
Remarks	Increase to structures destroyed due to the Damage Assessment Teams developing a more accurate assessment. Structure loss estimated in the amount of $141,000,000. On going assessment will continue in the field. The Angora Fire remains in Unified Command.

Weather

Current Wind Conditions	15-20 mph S
Current Temperature	76 degrees
Current Humidity	18-19 %

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Thursday, June 28, 2007