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Sunday, November 4, 2007

Inciweb: Grass Valley Wildland Fire - 1,247 acres -100% contained

Grass Valley Wildland Fire

INCIDENT UPDATED 6 HRS. AGO

This incident is 100% contained.

Fire Perimeter Oct 25 am
Credit: US Forest Service

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Summary

So Cal BAER Coordination Burned Area Emergency Response--
Forest Service and Department of Interior Interagency Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) teams for the recent southern California wildfires are established and conducting ground and aerial reconnaissance on eight fires. The BAER teams consist of resource specialists such as Hydrologists, Soil Scientists, Geologists, Biologists and Engineers with experience working on BAER teams throughout California and the Western United States.
Voluntary evacuations continue for Green Valley, Arrowhead communites, Grass Valley, Crestline, Cedar Pines Park, Lake Gregory and Valley of Enchantment and Running Springs and Arrowbear.

The San Bernardino National Forest Remains in Emergency Forest Closure due to extreme dry conditions.

See the San Bernardino County web site for full Re-entry and disaster recovery information.

http://www.sbcounty.gov/evocdata.asp

Evacuation Centers at the National Orange Show is closed.

Highway information -- All Highways are open without restrictions, but Highway 330 is close on Sunday Nov 4 from 9 Am to 1 PM for CalTrans repairs.

For a partial list of damaged properties go the San Bernardino County Assessor's web site at

http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/assessor/

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildland Fire
Cause	Under Investigation
Date of Origin	10/22/2007 at 0508 hrs.
Location	West of of Lake Arrowhead
Incident Commander	Jerry Mcgowan

Current Situation

Total Personnel	164
Size	1,247 acres
Percent Contained	100%
Estimated Containment Date	10/29/2007 at hrs.
Fuels Involved	Timber (grass understory)and scattered brush
Fire Behavior	MiMinimal smoldering hot spots.
Significant Events	Patrol and mop-up with standard of 100% around structures and 700 fett in from perimeter control lines.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Patrol and mop-up of isolated heat sources.
Projected Movement	None
Growth Potential	Low
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme
Remarks	Mojave River drainage was flown by helicopter equipped with infrared to pinpoint any remaining heat sources near control lines. Surveys for suppression damage repair are complete. Approx. 2 miles of dozer line and 6 miles of handlines identified for repair. Voluntary evacuations continue for all areas from Crestline to Snow Valley. All highways are open, although Hwy 330 is closed on Sunday Nov 4 from 9 Am to 1 PM for repairs. Resources on Scene-- 21 Engines, 0 water tenders, 3 hand crews and 0 dozers. 178 structures destroyed and 22 structures damaged.

Weather

Current Wind Conditions	5 mph E
Current Temperature	41 degrees
Current Humidity	30 %

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