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Saturday, July 21, 2007

CA-MMU-Allred IC - Vegetation fire

- Mariposa Vegetation fires -
HIGHWAY 49/ASHWORTH

Multiple starts - North side of Highway 49 at Ashworth road. Structure threats, 9472 Golf Strike team dispatched for structure protection.
42xx units 9420 c and 9440 Charlie strike team dispatched.
Four Water Tenders-27, 39, 29 dispatched
Fires both sides of Highway CHP being dispatched for low visibility.
Fire has jumped to both sides of Allred road.
Fires started by Tan vehicle towing large covered boat along highway 49 south BOL Issued.
Allred road fire is priority
Initiating emergency evacuations and reverse 911
Immediate Threat to three residential structures in Boot Jack area
Additional Strike team of TCU engines ordered out of county code 3 - 9441 C
Copter 406 -
Ashworth Rd side of fire knocked down - Allred road fire heading towards Silva Rd. is now priority
Dozer and Air tanker making good progress structure threat diminished.
Strike team from SCU 9160 C forming up for San Andreas staging

Sizeup: 20 acres medium ROS

Dispatch: 11:20 am -151.460 Full wildland response
CMD 4 Tone 5

UPDATES:

Division A looking good.
Releasing some resources including dozers, Cancelling some enroute and ordered units including Copter.
Closing woodland evacuation center
CONTAINED AT APPROX. 33 ACRES
Heavy mop up

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CA-MMU-Allred IC - Vegetation fire

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