Inciweb: Last evening media update -Zaca Fire

Editor: More evidence that the Zaca is basically contained...I highlighted in red one troubling line about a NE slop over but sounds like they hooked it.
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Zaca Fire Update - 08/25/07 p.m.

BECAUSE OF PROGRESS BEING MADE ON THE FIRE, THIS WILL BE OUR LAST "EVENING
ZACA FIRE UPDATE".

WE WILL CONTINUE TO DISSEMINATE THE "MORNING ZACA FIRE UPDATE" AND WILL
POST NEW INFORMATION ON INCIWEB TWICE A DAY.

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ZACA FIRE UPDATE

Saturday, August 25, 2007 8:00 PM

On the Web: or www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres or www.inciweb.org

Fire Information Phone Line: (805) 961-5770

Fire Status Acres Burned: 239,468 acres Acreage Increase (last 12 hours): 500 acres Fireline to Build: 6 miles Date Started: July 4, 2007 at 10:53 am Percent Contained: 85 percent Expected Containment: September 7, 2007 Injuries: 40 Structures Threatened: 66 Structures Destroyed: 1 outbuilding Resources Crews: 74 Engines: 70 Helicopters: 17 Air Tankers: 8 Air Attack: 3 Dozers: 23 Water Tenders: 74 Total Personnel Assigned: 2,414 Cost to Date: $ 103 million

Headlines:

• Highway 33 is now open south of Lockwood Valley Road to Wheeler Gorge. Highway 33 from Quatal Canyon Road south to Lockwood Valley Road is open to residents only.
• A RECOMMENDED EVACUATION remains in effect for the area from Ozena north to the Ventura/Santa Barbara County line west of Highway 33.

Current Situation:

This afternoon a spot fire started outside of the fire’s northeastern perimeter and spread upslope to Cuyama Peak. Crews stopped the fire’s spread at 30 acres and will work overnight to contain it.

An aggressive use of air tankers and helicopters prevented further spread of yesterday’s spot fire in Brubaker Canyon west of Highway 33. Fireline around this fire is expected to be completed overnight. Crews mopped up multiple spot fires that burned yesterday near the confluence of Santa Barbara and Dry Canyons. The fire on the northwest perimeter in the Sisquoc River drainage is nearing containment.

Road closures and evacuations associated with the Live Oak fire suppression activities on the south have been lifted, however, be aware that all areas and roads included within the Los Padres National Forest Closure Area remain closed to public entry.

State Highways, Forest Roads and Area Closures:

• Highway 33 is now open south of Lockwood Valley Road to Wheeler Gorge. Highway 33 from Quatal Canyon Road south to Lockwood Valley Road is open to residents only.
• Happy Canyon Road is closed at the Los Padres National Forest boundary.
• Figueroa Mountain Road is closed at the Los Padres National Forest boundary.
• East Camino Cielo Road is now open between Hwy 154 and Gibraltar Road. East Camino Cielo is still closed east of Gibraltar Road because it is within the Forest closure.
• Paradise Road is open from Highway 154 to First Crossing Day Use Area.
• The Zaca Fire Area Closure in Los Padres National Forest remains in effect. The closure includes lands in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Kern Counties. The expanded closure encompasses approximately 888,000 acres including the entire San Rafael, Matilija, and Chumash Wildernesses, a portion of the Sespe Wilderness, and adjacent national forest lands. Detailed information on the closure can be found at www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres or www.inciweb.org or at a Los Padres National Forest office.

Evacuations:

• A RECOMMENDED EVACUATION remains in effect for the area from Ozena north to the Ventura/Santa Barbara County line west of Highway 33. A RECOMMENDED EVACUATION is issued when fire has advanced or is in a position relative to a particular area and poses imminent danger to life and property (i.e., time to leave).
• Recreation facilities along Paradise Road between Highway 154 and First Crossing, including Forest Service campgrounds and Rancho Oso Campground, are now open. The Santa Ynez River Road, beyond the First Crossing and all associated recreation facilities are closed.