White Fire
| White Fire Incident Information: | |||
| Last Updated: | June 27, 2007 8:00 am | ||
| Date/Time Started: | June 24, 2007 8:57 am | ||
| Administrative Unit: | Kern County Fire | ||
| County: | Kern | ||
| Location: | Twin Oaks, 20 miles northwest of Rosamond | ||
| Acres Burned: | 10,700 acres | ||
| Containment | 50% containment - 10,700 acres Twin Oaks, 20 miles northwest of Rosamond | ||
| Structures Destroyed: | 8 residence and 5 outbuildings destroyed | ||
| Threatened: | 150 residences threatened | ||
| Evacuations: | Evacuations continue for the community of Oak Creek. | ||
| Injuries: | 1 | ||
| Cause: | Under Investigation | ||
| Cooperating Agencies: | Kern County Fire, Office of Emergency Services, USFS, CHP, Kern County Sherrifs Office, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Red Cross, Sierra Sands Unified School District | ||
| Total Fire Personnel: | 1,441 (936 CAL FIRE) | ||
| Fire crews: | 53 (38 CAL FIRE) | ||
| Engines: | 72 (40 CAL FIRE) | ||
| Airtankers: | 6 (2 CAL FIRE) | ||
| Helicopters: | 7 | ||
| Dozers: | 20 (12 CAL FIRE) | ||
| Water tenders: | 12 | ||
| Costs to date: | $2 million | ||
| Major Incident Command Team: | Incident Command Team #7 (Hutchinson) | ||
| Conditions: | Adverse weather conditions are causing rapid fire growth. Cal Fire Incident Command Team 7 has assumed command of the Incident and has established and implemented Unified Command with Kern County Fire, and BLM. | ||
| Phone Numbers | (661) 391-7086 (White Fire Information) | ||
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