CA-BDF-BUTLER 2 - Vegetation Fire - +200 acres , long and medium range spotting

Screen shots from Snow Valley web cam (link)

September 14, 2007 1:51 pm
Location: 1330 hrs General area of fire is Northwest of Big Bear / Big Bear Lake near Butler Peak. north of Butler Peak near Hannah Flats. Near old Butler burn.

Sizeup: 5+ acres, moderate ROS, Building column and responding unit requesting 2nd Alarm and 6 crews and 4 WT, Requesting 4 additional Fixed wing and a type 2 Rotary.

Fuels: (3)Mod 4 and Timber in the area some bug and freeze kill. 1 mile to the north is the willow burn from '96, lots of sage/grass 10 year old fuel bed. Dispersed ranches in the area North / Northwest 1-2 miles.
The Willow Fire ('96) and Devil Fire ('94) were in the same general location and ran toward the desert. Willow ran into the Town of Apple Valley and to the east.

Weather: West wind 10 MPH moving east. 20% RH -

Updates: ICP moving to County Fire Station #49.

1700 hrs -300-acres - Active Fire one-quarter mile south of Hannah Flats Campground. Burning north toward the campground and Camp Whittle slower forward progress, attempting to hold the fire south of the campgrounds.

Resource orders - 5 strike teams of type 1's, 5 strike teams type 3's, 20 hand crews for a total of thirty, 10 dozers, 10 more water tenders, Bear divide and Groveland hotshots from Pine fire to Butler Fire immediate need.

- 200 acres , long and medium range spotting, Planning for heavy commitment, More evacuations soon...No communities are currently threatened or evacuated.

MANDATORY EVACUATIONS - Camp Whittle, Big Pine Flat, Ironwood, Hanna Flat Campgrounds, Yellow Post campsites in the area, and Butler Peak Lookout

ROAD CLOSURES IN PROGRESS...Hard closure of highway 18 fire backing into area known as Arctic circle...

Forest Road Closures--2N13, both ends of 3N14, 4N16, 3N16 at Crab Flats, Grays Peak Trailhead.

1500 - hrs Fixed wing operations on hold for at least one hour due to weather conditions...Fixed wing expected back at 1630 hrs...Rotary aircraft also now off fire due to winds
(2)The Butler Peak Fire Lookout has been evacuated, but the volunteer is still waiting to be escorted out by firefighters.
(1)5+ acres, moderate ROS out of the old Butler burn. .
Flames visible from Butler LO
Air Attack reporting 15 acres pushing down slope on the north side, 1/10th ahead of the main fire
Scanner online: http://www.bigbearscanner.com/
Webcams:
http://67.134.255.234:8080/local/svglimpse2.html
http://www.bigbearlake.net/webcams/camlakewest.asp