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National Interagency Coordination Center
Incident Management Situation Report
Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 0800 MDT
National Preparedness Level 2


National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Moderate (210 new fires)
New large fires: 6 (*)
Large fires contained: 7
Uncontained large fires: 17
Area Command Teams committed:
NIMOs committed:
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3
Fire Use Teams committed:

** Uncontained large fires do not include WFU or confine/contain
incidents. **



Eastern Great Basin Area (PL 3)
New fires: 12
New large fires: 1
Uncontained large fires: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1

Horse Creek, Bridger-Teton NF. IMT 2 (Saleen). Thirty miles southeast of
Alpine, WY. Timber. Torching crown fire runs and spotting.

M & M Complex (two fires), Eight miles south of Saratoga Springs, UT.
Grass and brush. Running fire behavior.

Rabbit Creek, Wasatch Front Area, Utah DOF. Ten miles northeast of
Laketown, UT. Grass and sage. No further information received.

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INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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Horse Creek |WY| BTF| 7660| 40| 7/2| 419| 12| 15| 4| 0| 1.5M| FS
* M & M Complex|UT| SLD| 6189| 60| 7/1| 201| 7| 9| 3| 0| 1.3M|BLM
Rabbit Creek |UT| NWS| 320| 60| 6/29| 41| 0| 12| 1| 0| 60K| ST
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Northern California Area (PL 2)
New fires: 20
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1

Angora, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, FS. IMT 1 (Hawkins). Two miles
southwest of South Lake Tahoe, CA. Timber and grass. Light fire activity.
Structures remain threatened. Voluntary evacuation continue.

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INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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Angora |CA| TMU| 3100| 80| 7/3| 1332| 38| 73| 4| 329| 9.7M| FS
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Southern California Area (PL 3)
New fires: 31
New large fires: 1
Uncontained large fires: 2
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1

White, Kern County FD. CDF IMT 1 (Hutchinson). Started on private land 20
miles northwest of Rosamond, CA. Timber. Minimal fire activity.

Goldledge, Sequoia NF. Ten miles north of Kernville, CA. Chaparral, grass
and timber. Last report unless significant activity occurs.

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INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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White |CA| KRN| 12400| 75| 7/3| 1687| 57| 88| 5| 18| 5.5M|PRI
Goldledge |CA| SQF| 4196| 96| UNK| 10| 0| 0| 1| 0| 5.5M| FS
* Mission |CA| FHL| 2300|100| ---| 99| 2| 8| 0| 0| 75K|DOD
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FHL - Hunter Liggett Military Reservation, DOD



Northern Rockies Area (PL 2)
New fires: 16
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1

Madison Arm, Gallatin NF. IMT 2 (Secrest). Two miles west of West
Yellowstone, MT. Timber and brush. Torching and spotting. Structures
threatened. Evacuation order remains in effect. Road closure area
expanded.

Middle Fork, Lewis and Clark NF. Twenty miles southwest of Utica, MT. Pine
litter. Isolated torching, smoldering and creeping.

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INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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Madison Arm |MT| GNF| 3200| 20| UNK| 338| 7| 14| 7| 0| 110K| FS
Middle Fork |MT| LCF| 1146| 35| 7/15| 85| 3| 1| 2| 0| 210K| FS
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Southwest Area (PL 3)
New fires: 28
New large fires: 2
Uncontained large fires: 3

Mansfield, Coronado NF. Eight miles northwest of Patagonia, AZ. Chaparral.
No further information received.

Manzora Three, Tuscan District, Arizona State Forestry. Four miles west of
Cochise, AZ. Grass and brush.

Double D, Taos Field Office, BLM. Fifteen miles northwest of Taos, NM.
Logging slash. Minimal fire activity. Reduction in acreage due to more
accurate mapping.

Ten, Gila NF. Twenty-eight miles southeast of Reserve, NM. Grass.
Smoldering and creeping. Last narrative report unless significant activity
occurs.

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INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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Mansfield |AZ| CNF| 750| 25| 7/1| NR| 7| 0| 3| 0| 240K| FS
* Manzora Three|AZ| A3S| 380| 75| 6/30| 15| 0| 5| 0| 0| 10K| ST
Double D |NM| TAD| 254| 95| 7/1| 49| 2| 5| 0| 0| 410K|BLM
HL - WFU |NM| GNF| 2947| NA| NA| 24| 0| 2| 0| 0| 20K| FS
* Ten - WFU |NF| GNF| 392| NA| NA| 4| 0| 0| 0| 0| 3K| FS
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Alaska Area (PL 3)
New fires: 6
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1

Caribou Hills, Kenai-Kodiak Area Forestry. IMT2 (Jandt). Started on
private land 15 miles southeast of Ninilchik, AK. Grass and timber.
Interior torching, creeping and smoldering. Numerous structures remain
threatened.

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INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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Caribou Hills |AK| KKS| 55222| 67| UNK| 612| 21| 6| 4| 197| 5.4M| ST
Hammer Creek- W|AK| GAD| 5250| NA| NA| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| NR|FWS
Uluksian Creek-|AK| GAD| 890| NA| NA| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| NR|NPS
Su River |AK| MSS| 8489|100| ---| 314| 12| 1| 4| 0| 1.9M| ST
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GAD - Galena Zone, BLM
MSS - Mat-Su Area Forestry



Southern Area (PL 2)
New fires: 64
New large fires: 2
Uncontained large fires: 4

Linville Complex (three fires), National Forests in North Carolina. Twelve
miles northeast of Marion, NC. Logging slash and hardwood litter. Backing
fire with isolated short crown runs and torching.

36/ Andalusia-Palmetto, Florida DOF. Six miles north of Cape Coral, FL.
Southern rough. Running and spotting.

Haymaker, Florida DOF. Twenty miles southwest of Orlando, FL. Southern
rough. No new information.

Erin Cutoff, Florida DOF. Sixteen miles east of Bayonet Point, FL. Timber
litter. No new information.

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INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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Linville Comple|NC| NCF| 5400| 90| 6/30| 203| 6| 7| 3| 0| 3.7M| FS
* 36/ Andalusia|FL| FLS| 2000| 75| 7/1| NR| 0| 26| 1| 0| NR| ST
Erin Cutoff |FL| FLS| 131| 30| 6/30| 9| 0| 3| 0| 0| NR| ST
Haymaker |FL| FLS| 40| NR| 6/30| 5| 0| 0| 1| 0| NR| ST
Sable Palm East|FL| FLS| 800|100| ---| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| NR| ST
Scofield |FL| FLS| 575|100| ---| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| NR| ST
Bonita South |FS| FLS| 320|100| ---| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| NR| ST
* Vincent Road |FS| FLS| 302|100| ---| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| NR| ST
Echo |FL| FLS| 186|100| ---| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| NR| ST
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Rocky Mountain Area (PL 2)
New fires: 12
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 1

Citadel, Shoshone NF. Twenty-five miles southwest of Cody, WY. Timber
litter. Isolated interior runs and torching.

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INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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Citadel |WY| SHF| 950| 20| 7/2| 145| 4| 1| 3| 0| 302K| FS
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Predictive Services Discussion:

Windy conditions will continue over portions of California, the Great
Basin and western Wyoming. Cooling temperatures and slightly higher
relative humidity will move into the northwest quarter of the country.
Thunderstorms, some dry, may develop again in southeastern Arizona,
western New Mexico and portions of the Rockies. In Alaska, conditions will
continue to warm with a chance of thunderstorms. The Southeast will see
widespread showers and thunderstorms this weekend.



Fires and Acres Yesterday
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AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL
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Alaska |FIRES| | | 1| | 5| | 6
|ACRES| | | 0| | 0| | 0
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Northwest |FIRES| 1| 1| | 1| 6| 1| 10
|ACRES| 1| 0| | 0| 3| 0| 4
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Northern |FIRES| 1| | | | 17| 2| 20
California|ACRES| 0| | | | 535| 2| 537
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Southern |FIRES| | | | | 28| 3| 31
California|ACRES| | | | | 36| 0| 36
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Northern |FIRES| 2| | 1| 0| 4| 9| 16
Rockies |ACRES| 1| | 0| 1| 5| 201| 208
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Eastern |FIRES| | 3| | | 7| 2| 12
Great Basi|ACRES| | 1313| | | 179| 7| 1499
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Western |FIRES| | 2| | | 2| | 4
Great Basi|ACRES| | 36| | | 7| | 43
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Southwest |FIRES| 2| 1| | | 4| 21| 28
|ACRES| 0| 3| | | 460| 96| 559
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Rocky |FIRES| 3| 3| | | 1| 5| 12
Mountain |ACRES| 1| 21| | | 0| 1| 23
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Eastern |FIRES| | | | | 7| | 7
Area |ACRES| | | | | 35| | 35
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Southern |FIRES| | | | | 61| 3| 64
Area |ACRES| | | | | 682| 100| 782
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TOTAL |FIRES| 9| 10| 2| 1| 142| 46| 210
|ACRES| 3| 1373| 0| 1| 1942| 407| 3726
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Fires and Acres Year-to-Date
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AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL
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Alaska |FIRES| 1| 13| 12| 10| 243| 5| 284
|ACRES| 2| 1708| 18934| 130| 104882| 1| 125657
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Northwest |FIRES| 106| 48| 4| 7| 427| 168| 760
|ACRES| 907| 722| 1| 1| 8464| 416| 10511
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Northern |FIRES| 28| 7| 1| 14| 665| 216| 931
California|ACRES| 20| 158| 26| 6| 5883| 4005| 10098
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Southern |FIRES| 16| 45| 6| 6| 2001| 217| 2291
California|ACRES| 619| 4292| 4| 1993| 11869| 6114| 24891
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Northern |FIRES| 573| 2| 13| 0| 231| 65| 884
Rockies |ACRES| 8488| 16| 333| 1| 6922| 4491| 20251
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Eastern |FIRES| 8| 111| 3| 5| 234| 62| 423
Great Basi|ACRES| 31| 58242| 7| 4| 14401| 2116| 74801
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Western |FIRES| 2| 109| 1| 10| 93| 22| 237
Great Basi|ACRES| 10| 8493| 38| 0| 2710| 1167| 12418
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Southwest |FIRES| 452| 94| 8| 39| 541| 520| 1654
|ACRES| 5395| 1344| 1540| 591| 31932| 12993| 53795
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Rocky |FIRES| 313| 112| 7| 10| 187| 127| 756
Mountain |ACRES| 722| 2305| 460| 308| 9782| 1951| 15528
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Eastern |FIRES| 416| | 64| 16| 6761| 349| 7606
Area |ACRES| 8370| | 1365| 449| 113394| 38803| 162381
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Southern |FIRES| 260| | 86| 48| 29215| 736| 30345
Area |ACRES| 13745| | 344387| 65829| 756179| 159153| 1339293
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TOTAL |FIRES| 2175| 541| 205| 165| 40598| 2487| 46171
|ACRES| 38309| 77280| 367095| 69312|1066418| 231210| 1849624
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Ten Year Average Fires 40562
Ten Year Average Acres 1624629
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*** Changes in some agency YTD acres reflect more accurate mapping or
reporting adjustments. ***



Prescribed Fires and Acres Yesterday
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AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL
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Alaska |FIRES| | | | | | | 0
|ACRES| | | | | | | 0
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Northwest |FIRES| | | | | | | 0
|ACRES| | | | | | | 0
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Northern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0
California|ACRES| | | | | | | 0
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Southern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0
California|ACRES| | | | | | | 0
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Northern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0
Rockies |ACRES| | | | | | | 0
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Eastern |FIRES| | | | | | 0| 0
Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | 400| 400
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Western |FIRES| | | | | | | 0
Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0
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Southwest |FIRES| | | | | | | 0
|ACRES| | | | | | | 0
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Rocky |FIRES| | | | | | | 0
Mountain |ACRES| | | | | | | 0
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Eastern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0
Area |ACRES| | | | | | | 0
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Southern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0
Area |ACRES| | | | | | | 0
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TOTAL |FIRES| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0
|ACRES| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 400| 400
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Prescribed Fires and Acres Year-to-Date
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AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL
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Alaska |FIRES| | | | | | | 0
|ACRES| | | | | | | 0
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Northwest |FIRES| 21| 60| 17| 3| | 350| 451
|ACRES| 5640| 8468| 4783| 98| | 30535| 49524
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Northern |FIRES| | 3| 7| 9| 19| 175| 213
California|ACRES| | 175| 19974| 14| 2674| 11412| 34249
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Southern |FIRES| | 4| 10| 8| 5| 90| 117
California|ACRES| | 180| 3011| 378| 57| 9512| 13138
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Northern |FIRES| 2| 20| 79| 7| 47| 208| 363
Rockies |ACRES| 438| 2834| 19672| 461| 1803| 21555| 46763
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Eastern |FIRES| 4| 19| 6| 3| 13| 55| 100
Great Basi|ACRES| 164| 3191| 802| 427| 3249| 16078| 23911
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Western |FIRES| | 8| 5| 3| | 1| 17
Great Basi|ACRES| | 3439| 1415| 5| | 16| 4875
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Southwest |FIRES| 52| 161| 11| 10| | 166| 400
|ACRES| 9353| 13691| 2876| 1090| | 47255| 74265
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Rocky |FIRES| 34| 41| 99| 11| 27| 103| 315
Mountain |ACRES| 3680| 6790| 24028| 3609| 3241| 33999| 75347
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Eastern |FIRES| 41| | 303| 31| 1350| 143| 1868
Area |ACRES| 15716| | 47889| 4104| 87358| 35482| 190549
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Southern |FIRES| 20| | 157| 64| 14925| 870| 16036
Area |ACRES| 18108| | 54183| 51893| 948742| 876026| 1948952
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TOTAL |FIRES| 174| 316| 694| 149| 16386| 2161| 19880
|ACRES| 53099| 38768| 178633| 62079|1047124|1081870| 2461573
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*** Changes in some agency YTD acres reflect more accurate mapping or
reporting adjustments. ***



WFU Fires and Acres Year-to-Date
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AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL
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Alaska |FIRES| | 9| 2| 3| 2| | 16
|ACRES| | 15858| 5280| 16348| 1| | 37487
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Northwest |FIRES| | | | | | | 0
|ACRES| | | | | | | 0
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Northern |FIRES| | | | | | 1| 1
California|ACRES| | | | | | 0| 0
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Southern |FIRES| | | | 1| | 1| 2
California|ACRES| | | | 1| | 85| 86
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Northern |FIRES| | | | 1| | | 1
Rockies |ACRES| | | | 1| | | 1
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Eastern |FIRES| | | | 1| | 3| 4
Great Basi|ACRES| | | | 0| | 798| 798
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Western |FIRES| | | | | | | 0
Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0
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Southwest |FIRES| | | | 3| 1| 16| 20
|ACRES| | | | 1| 148| 11316| 11465
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Rocky |FIRES| | 1| | | | 1| 2
Mountain |ACRES| | 0| | | | 1| 1
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Eastern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0
Area |ACRES| | | | | | | 0
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Southern |FIRES| | | | 2| | 1| 3
Area |ACRES| | | | 1277| | 3481| 4758
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TOTAL |FIRES| 0| 10| 2| 11| 3| 23| 49
|ACRES| 0| 15858| 5280| 17628| 149| 15681| 54596
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*** Changes in some agency YTD acres reflect more accurate mapping or
reporting adjustments. ***



Canada Fires and Hectares

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Provinces | Fires | Hectares | Fires | Hectares
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British Columbia | 0| 0| 330| 10466
Yukon Territory | 1| 0| 58| 17829
Alberta | 5| 968| 610| 23469
Northwest Territory | 0| 0| 70| 93577
Saskatchewan | 4| 0| 190| 47132
Manitoba | 1| 0| 159| 5861
Ontario | 6| 5| 425| 35247
Quebec | 0| 0| 614| 332608
Newfoundland | 0| 1| 56| 1367
New Brunswick | 0| 0| 230| 430
Nova Scotia | 1| 1| 346| 610
Prince Edward Island | 0| 0| 6| 18
National Parks | 0| 17541| 17| 164938
Total | 18| 18515| 3111| 733552
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NEWS: Returning fire engine crashes

Recordnet.com: Returning fire engine crashes:

Angora Fire strike team - Stockton fire
Returning fire engine crashes

STOCKTON - A team of four Stockton firefighters returning from the wildfire at Lake Tahoe crashed on Highway 50 when the brakes on their fire engine failed, officials said Friday. The captain, engineer and two firefighters were not injured.

Stockton fire Capt. Michael Lilienthal said the group owed their lives to engineer Don Marlow, who was driving when the crash took place about 6:45 p.m. Thursday.

"This easily could have been fatal for our firefighters," Lilienthal said. "You're talking a 35,000- or 40,000-pound engine."

The fire engine was traveling about 50 mph on windy roads outside Strawberry when Marlow discovered the brakes did not work, Lilienthal said. Marlow purposely crashed the engine into a mountain to stop its momentum.

An NBC news van was clipped by the engine, and a woman inside suffered minor injuries, Lilienthal said.

The engine that crashed belongs to the state and was on loan to Stockton for major disasters. In exchange, Stockton firefighters respond to fires like the Angora Fire, which continued burning Friday.

Marlow, Capt. Brian Jones and firefighters Steven Thienes and Ryan Peters had worked the fire since Monday, Lilienthal said.

Three other Stockton firefighters responded to the Angora Fire to lead strike teams, he said.

After a Wildfire

InciWeb: After a Wildfire:

After a Wildfire......

Uploaded on June 26, 2007
Credits: by photog22navarro

Wildfires change the landscape...

Whether you evacuated during the fire or stayed throughout the Fire, the fire has changed conditions around your home and in the community. Please be especially careful in this new environment.

Hazards...

Burned trees: Shallow roots systems have burned and standing dead trees (called snags) will be falling down, especially in high winds.

Ash pits: White ash on the ground may indicate deep pockets of hot ash where roots and ground vegetation have burned and may be continuing to burn below ground level.

Broken glass and sharp metal edges: When fire has burned through trash heaps, sheds, etc. glass is often broken and metal edges exposed. Children and pets should be carefully supervised to avoid these hazards.

Hazardous smoke: Smoldering piles may include plastics or other materials that produce toxins in the smoke. Please avoid breathing direct smoke from smoldering areas.

Retardant Cleanup...

The orange retardant used to protect homes and resources is non-toxic and actually has a fertilizing agent. When re-wetted it becomes slick. It can be cleaned up with water, but may require a low-pressure spray or scrubbing on windows and vehicles.

Sprinklers...

Sprinklers are important when fire is threatening your home. Winds from fire can carry embers for hundreds of yards and sometimes even miles when fire behavior is extreme. When evacuating during a fire, sprinklers can be left running in place on roofs and porches. After the wildfire threat is over, the sprinklers can be removed or left in place for ash and dust mitigation.

[EDIS] Red Flag warning remains in effect until midnight pdt sunday night for gusty winds and low relative humidity


[EDIS] Red Flag warning remains in effect until midnight pdt sunday night for gusty winds and low relative humidity

VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT. FROM TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE NIGHTTIME AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS... THERE WILL BE VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB WELL INTO THE 80S AND 90S ACROSS ALL MOUNTAIN AREAS EACH DAY...WITH LONG DURATIONS OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

Area: VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-

Affected Counties: Monterey, Santa Barbara, Kings, San Bernardino, Kern, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Orange, Los Angeles

InciWeb: OUT OF STATE - Caribou Hills Wildland Fire

Caribou Hills Wildland Fire 55,222 acres

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Caribou Hills Wildland Fire

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Summary

OILWELL ROAD WILL OPEN FOR GOOD MONDAY EVENING

Oilwell Road will continue to be closed during the day through Monday, and open in the evenings from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am, as suppression work and fire conditions allow. Everyone is encouraged to drive with care in this area due to the heavy traffic and hazards including firefighting equipment and falling trees. Traveling on roads during the day should be limited due to fire traffic. The road will open permanantly Monday evening at 7:00 pm.

TFR LIFTED IN THE EVENING

Beginning each evening at 10:00 pm, until 8:00 in the morning, the temporary flight restriction over the fire area will be lifted. Pilots may fly into and land in the Caribou Hills area. The TFR will go back into effect at 8:00 am. The TFR will be lifted during those hours, daily.

Basic Information

Incident Type Wildland Fire
Cause Human
Date of Origin 06/19/2007 at 1734 hrs.
Location 15 MILES SE OF NINILCHIK
Incident Commander Dave Jandt

Current Situation

Total Personnel 612
Size 55,222 acres
Percent Contained 67%
Fuels Involved

2 Timber (grass and understory)

Grass, brush, black spruce, beetle kill spruce, and some alpine.

Fire Behavior

Smoldering and creeping fire behavior was observed today. Interior islands continued to torch periodically throughout the day.

Significant Events

Some residents remained in the fire area today during the operational period. The Oilwell Road closure remains in effect between 0700 and 1900. Rehab was completed on the contingency line northwest of Caribou Lake.

Outlook

Planned Actions

In Divisions P, A, and W crews at H-3 will continue to mop up 200 feet in from the perimeter and monitor green islands for spotting potential. Mop up will continue on the underslung line in Deep Creek drainage. Engines will continue to patrol and mop up any problem smokes. An excavator will start rehab on interior dozer lines in the Divisions. Crews in Division B will continue to assess and mop up 200 feet around cabins and in from the perimeter. A dozer and excavator will rehab unnecessary containment lines and repair roads as needed. Cabin assessments and 200 foot mop up will continue in Division D. In Divisions F and I Chena will work north from H-80 to Kolomin Lake and south to the Division F/I Break. Equipment will work south from the F/I Break towards Jessie's Trail. Crews in Division M will continue to mop up 200 feet in from the perimeter between H-3.5 and H-4. Crews and overhead in Division J will relocate to Rocky Base Camp and the Division will be unstaffed thereafter.

Projected Movement

12 hours: Fire spread is expected to be low due to the continued success of containment efforts. The potential still exists for some spread to the northeast in the Kenai NWR Wilderness Area.

24 hours:

48 hours:

72 hours:

Growth Potential

MEDIUM

Terrain Difficulty

HIGH

Remarks

Not available

Weather

Current Wind Conditions 5 mph NW
Current Temperature 70 degrees
Current Humidity 32 %

InciWeb: OUT OF STATE - Horse Creek Fire Wildland Fire

InciWeb: Horse Creek Fire Wildland Fire:

Horse Creek Fire Wildland Fire

INCIDENT UPDATED TODAY

06-27-07

Horse Creek Fire
Wildland Fire

Photographer Barbara Johnson from Bondurant shows Horse Creek Fire
Credit: Barbara Johnson

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Summary

Horse Creek Fire is burning on the Bridger-Teton National Forest in the Big Piney Ranger District in Wyoming. The fire started at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, June 21, about 8-miles west of the town of Merna off the Horse Creek Road. There are no structures threatened, and the Horse Creek Road is closed except to authorized personnel. The cause of the fire is unknown, and the fire danger for the Bridger-Teton is listed as high. The Type 2 Incident Managemnt Team commanded by Merrill Saleen assumed control of the fire at 6:00am on Tuesday June 26, 2007. For more information, visit http://www.tetonfires.com/

Basic Information

Incident Type Wildland Fire
Cause Unknown
Date of Origin 06/21/2007 at 1500 hrs.
Location West of Merna Wyoming
Incident Commander Merrill Saleen

Current Situation

Total Personnel 419
Size 7,660 acres
Percent Contained 40%
Estimated Containment Date 07/02/2007 at hrs.
Fuels Involved

Lodgepole pine, alpine fir, engleman spruce.

Fire Behavior

Fire behavior was active on the northwest side with sustained group torching and spotting.

Significant Events

Relative humidities were low with hot and windy conditions.

Outlook

Planned Actions

Continue focusing containment efforts with burn out operations on the southwest and west flanks. Mop up operations on the north and east flanks.

Projected Movement

Low relative humidities are expected for today and tomorrow. Winds are predicted to be out of the west on Saturday.

Growth Potential

moderate

Terrain Difficulty

moderate

Containment Target

Very likely to achieve target date.

Remarks

Saleen's Type 2 Incident Management Team assumed management of the fire at 6:00 a.m. Tuesday.

Weather

Current Wind Conditions 8 - 20 mph SW
Current Temperature 77 degrees
Current Humidity 20 %

Old News - CA-BTU-Stoney - VEGETATION FIRE

CA-BTU-Stoney -
CA-BTU- Stoney
Butte unit yesterday at approximately 1600 hrs?

Re: CA-BTU-Stoney
1/4 acre in the Bangor area, Three fires going on at the same time, the largest was 40 acres

NEWS - Fire behind Poly Dorms -

Fire behind Poly Dorms - :

June 30, 2007 San Luis Obispo- Units from several fire agencies are fighting a fire behind the Cal Poly dorms.

The fire started at about 8am Saturday. A spokesperson for Cal Fire says the fire has burned more than 120 acres. A line has been cut around 20% of the fire.

There are no evacuations at this time.



UPDATES FROM AROUND THE NET:
CA-SLU-966: POLY
CA-SLU-966

  • Fire around 20 acres, ran to the top of the ridge. Burning in grass and brush, with potential to burn around structures. Appears mostly contained with one open flank that the tankers are hitting now.
  • Air attack reported approx. 100 acres when they initially arrived on scene and has requested a total of 4 airtankers and 2 helo's. strike team of structure protection in addition to a strike team of type 3 engines on scene. Three additional type 3 engines just dispatched.
  • 120 acres, 25% contained, Structrure threat deminishing
  • Resources: 1 Air Attack, 4 air tankers, 2 helos, 10 type 3 engines, 2 s/t Local Gov engines, 1 s/t Dozers, 6 hand crews.
Photos:
  1. http://gisfireguy.googlepages.com/20...U_966_POLY.kml as of 1000 hrs approx
  2. http://gisfireguy.googlepages.com/IMG_0387.JPG
  3. http://gisfireguy.googlepages.com/IMG_0392.JPG
  4. http://gisfireguy.googlepages.com/IMG_0383.JPG
  5. http://gisfireguy.googlepages.com/IMG_0382.JPG


Angora Fire General Information 80% CONTAINED

Angora Fire General Information:

Angora Fire

Angora Fire Incident Information:
Last Updated: June 30, 2007 8:00 am
Date/Time Started: June 24, 2007 2:10 pm
Administrative Unit: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
County: El Dorado County
Location: West of South Lake Tahoe
Acres Burned: 3,100 acres; Full containment expected on July 3.
Containment 80% contained - 3,100 acres
West of South Lake Tahoe.
Control:Full control expected on July 3, 2007 at 6:00 pm
Structures Destroyed:254 residence and 75 commercial structures have been destroyed
14 residence have been damaged
Threatened: No additional homes threatened at this time.
Evacuations: A limited re-entry schedule has been developed for the residence of the Tahoe Mountain area and portions of the Lake Tahoe Blvd.
For more information on evacuations and re-entry call (530) 541-9205.
Injuries: 3
Cause: Under Investigation
Cooperating Agencies: All fire agencies within the Tahoe Basin, USFS, CAL FIRE, CHP, South Lake Tahoe Police Department, El Dorado County Sheriffs Office, Red Cross, Civil Air Patrol.
Total Fire Personnel: 1,332 (424 CAL FIRE)
Fire crews: 27 (14 CAL FIRE)
Engines: 73 (30 CAL FIRE)
Helicopters: 4
Dozers: 2
Water tenders: 10
Costs to date: $10 million
Major Incident Command Team: Unified Command
Conditions: The fire is burning in heavy timber and rugged terrain.

The Highway 89 road closure has been lifted. Utility companies are restoring services within the fire area including power and gas lines. Crew safety remains a concern due to working in hazardous conditions including rolling material, snags and along roads where public and utility traffic has been reintroduced.

Phone Numbers (530) 543-2694 (Angora Fire Information)

[EDIS] Red flag warning in effect through sunday evening for the mountains of Santa Barbara.

[EDIS] red flag warning in effect through sunday evening for the mountains of santa barbara... ventura... and los angeles counties... as well as the santa barbara south coast... due to gusty winds and low humidities

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-


.A VERY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS...RESULTING IN SUNDOWNER WIND CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH NIGHTTIME HOURS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE GUSTY SUNDOWNER WIND WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ALONG WIND EXPOSED PORTIONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST. THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL ALSO BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR DURING THIS PERIOD...WITH CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT. FROM TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE NIGHTTIME THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY WINDS...THERE WILL BE VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOUNTAIN AREAS THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH A LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS...AND SINGLE DIGITS...LIKELY. THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE... WHERE TEMPERATURES COULD SOAR TO AROUND 90 DEGREES EACH DAY.

Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

Area: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-

Affected Counties: Monterey, Santa Barbara, Kings, San Bernardino, Kern, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Orange, Los Angeles

InciWeb: Angora Fire News Release #9

InciWeb: Angora Fire News Release #9:

Angora Fire News Release #9

Incident: Angora
Released: 2007-06-30 10:42:00 ET

Today's Date: Friday, June 29, 2007, 9:00 a.m.

Start Date : June 24, 2007, 2:00 p.m.

Location: South of Lake Tahoe and east of Fallen Leaf Lake

Acreage: 3,100 acres Containment: 70% Expected Containment: 07/03/07

Fuel Type: Heavy Timber Injuries: 3 Cause: Under Investigation Fire Resources: 2,008

Engines: 166 Engines Crews: 49 Helicopters: 21 Water Tenders: 15

Discussion:

  • Fire behavior has greatly diminished but the potential for problems still exist. Isolated interior single tree torching may be likely throughout the day. Today's expected winds are southwest 5 mph with gusts up to 14 mph will decrease to 2-5 mph. Temperatures are expected to be 77-80 slightly higher than yesterday. Humidity is expected to be 14-18 % down slightly lower than yesterday.

  • Crews will continue perimeter control operations to threatened communities. Line improvement and mop up activities will continue to be completed 300 feet interior of the line and snags will felled 500 feet interior of the line.
  • Evacuations remain in effect for the Fallen Leaf Lake area. Voluntary evacuations remain in effect for portions of South Lake Tahoe community.

Fire restrictions are in effect outside of fee campgrounds: No open fires or charcoal barbeques, propane only is allowed with a 2007 fire permit. No Fireworks allowed in any area.

Public meeting is scheduled for tonight at the South Lake Tahoe Middle School at 8pm.

Current fire information can be obtained by calling:

Joint Information Center: (530)542-6006,

Incident Command Post: (530)541-9205/9206,

Forest Supervisor's Office: (530)543-2842/2824.

Friday, June 29, 2007

[EDIS] wind advisory in effect until 3 am pdt saturday

[EDIS] wind advisory in effect until 3 am pdt saturday:
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST

"THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH AM PDT SATURDAY...THEN WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.

Instruction:
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

Area: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-

Affected Counties: Monterey, Santa Barbara, Kings, San Bernardino, Kern, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Orange, Los Angeles"

ANGORA FIRE - PHOTO - DEVASTATION

Uploaded by: mbaryol
In album: Angora Fire - South Lake Tahoe
Webshots Photo: news

EDITOR: Found this photo on the web at Webshots.
I post without comment

UPDATE: Angora Fire General Information

Angora Fire General Information

Angora Fire

Fire Incident Information:
Last Updated: June 29, 2007 7:00 pm
Date/Time Started: June 24, 2007 2:10 pm
Administrative Unit: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
County: El Dorado County
Location: West of South Lake Tahoe
Acres Burned: 3,100 acres; Full containment expected on July 3, 2007.
Containment 80% contained - 3,100 acres
West of South Lake Tahoe.
Control:Full control expected on July 3, 2007 at 6:00 pm
Structures Destroyed:254 residence and 75 commercial structures have been destroyed
14 residence have been damaged
Threatened: 300 homes, 45 commercial properties and 70 outbuildings.
Evacuations: A limited re-entry schedule has been developed for the residence of the Tahoe Mountain area and portions of the Lake Tahoe Blvd.
For more information on evacuations and re-entry call (530) 541-9205.
Injuries: 3
Cause: Under Investigation
Cooperating Agencies: All fire agencies within the Tahoe Basin, USFS, CAL FIRE, CHP, South Lake Tahoe Police Department, El Dorado County Sheriffs Office, Red Cross, Civil Air Patrol.
Total Fire Personnel: 1,332 (424 CAL FIRE)
Fire crews: 27 (14 CAL FIRE)
Engines: 73 (30 CAL FIRE)
Helicopters: 4
Dozers: 2
Water tenders: 10
Costs to date: $9.7 million
Major Incident Command Team: Unified Command
Conditions: The fire is burning in heavy timber and rugged terrain.
A Red Flag Alert will remain in effect until 9:00 pm this evening.

The Highway 89 road closure has been lifted. Utility companies are restoring services within the fire area including power and gas lines. Crew safety remains a concern due to working in hazardous conditions including rolling material, snags and along roads where public and utility traffic has been reintroduced.

Phone Numbers (530) 543-2694 (Angora Fire Information)

UPDATE Fire Information: ANGORA Fire:

The cause of the Angora Fire was deemed to be a unattended illegal campfire
OFFICIAL CAUSE OF ANGORA FIRE - ILLEGAL CAMP FIRE

Updated: Fire southwest of Redding CA-SHU-Creek

By Record Searchlight staff
Originally published 04:30 p.m., June 29, 2007
Updated 06:49 p.m., June 29, 2007
Photo Gallery
Updated: Fire:

Updated: Fire southwest of Redding half contained - Fire near Clear Creek Road


A wildfire that threatened close to 100 homes in a subdivision between Clear Creek and Texas Springs roads was half contained at 6 p.m. today.

Full containment of the 200-acre Creek Fire is expected at midnight, said Doug Wenham, a state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman.

While the closure of Texas Springs Road was lifted about 5:30 p.m., he said, an evacuation order for neighborhoods south of the road was expected to remain in effect until 8 p.m.

Because of heavy equipment and firefighters on the roadway, Wenham said, Clear Creek Road probably will be closed throughout the night between Honeybee Road and Cloverdale Road."

InciWeb pulls Angora Fire Map offline

Latest Map Angora Fire Perimeters
Replacement Angora Fire Map
Credit: InciWeb - file
This map replaces the previous map posted that was deemed to informational for public consumption


CAL FIRE NEWS EDITOR: InciWeb pulled the map from public access I posted and commented on in a earlier post? Which is very ironic! at the time I posted the original map I commented that I was amazed that they were releasing such high quality working fire perimeter maps to the general public basically the same map as used in the ICP, and 209 showing divisions, dozers lines, containment, etc.

Well the map got pulled shortly thereafter and when this editor inquired with a very nice Inciweb person she explained that they were worried that such a map would confuse the public!


Oh us poor public when will we ever be trusted to read a map properly!

But the InciWeb person has been very nice and cooperative and has attempted to send me the map three times by e-mail but the file seems to be broken?
What was on that map anyhow?

And the very nice lady wants me to believe that the federal government computers cannot possibly send such
a large file as the original picture that had been posted? eh ok..

Now they have reposted a modified map that has been redone removing those confusing things like Divisions! and it is of much poorer quality and almost unreadable size.

InciWeb is relatively new and the nice people there may not realize their part in history and historical importance and that removing a document once posted like that should be a no no and is just bad net etiquette

Well whatever the reason we love InciWeb and very nice people work there.

The new one is here.

Any firefighters on the line and off send your ICP map photos, Pictures, Scoops, Green sheets, Announcements, Crew links e-mail to this link CAL FIRE NEWS and we will get them up here. Information is always a good thing!

The original map shown above has been pulled off-line by InciWeb

The original was not saved by this editor but a smaller version at the original post is here.

UPDATE: InciWeb came through and have sent me the file! Kristi at InciWeb rocks!

CA-TMU-Angora - UPDATES From North Ops

CA-TMU-Angora:

CA-TMU-Angora
From North Ops today:

'Angora Incident, 3100 acres and 70 percent containment. Active demobilization of excess resouces will continue, with large scale demobilization during the next operational period.
The Angora Fire remains in unified command.'

ANGORA FIRE - SLIDE SHOW - RESIDENTAL AREA INSIDE BURN

ANGORA FIRE - SLIDE SHOW - PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVASTATION


Angora Fire - South Lake Tahoe

This slide show shows the devastation in the residential areas from inside the perimeter burn area of the Angora Fire - Angora Lakes, South Lake Tahoe, California

ANGORA FIRE - LIMITED RE-ENTRY SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, June 29, 2007, 7:00 am
El Dorado County Evacuation Information Hotline:
(530) 573-7966

LIMITED RE-ENTRY SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

Limited Re-entry Schedule:
For Streets- ABERDEEN CIR, ANGORA RIDGE RD, DEVERON WAY, DUNDEE CIR, GLENMORE WAY, HEATHER CIR, HIGHLANDS DR, TARTAN WAY, UPLANDS WAY, TAHOE MOUNTAIN RD, BOULDER MOUNTAIN CT, BOULDER MOUNTAIN RD, BRUSH RD, CONE RD, FOREST MOUNTAIN DR, GRANITE MOUNTAIN CIR, IRON MOUNTAIN CIR
Checkpoint 1 (Enter Lake Tahoe Blvd from the Y)

Entry permitted 0800-1200 hours (TM)
For Streets - ANGORA CREEK RD, ELK POINT DR, LOOKOUT POINT CIR, MULE DEER CIR, LAKE TAHOE BLVD, ANGORA CREEK DR, COYOTE RIDGE CIR, EAGLE LN, VIEW CIR, CLEAR VIEW DR, DIXIE MOUNTAIN DR, FRONTIER RD, MOUNTAIN TROUT DR, MOUNTAIN MEADOW DR

Checkpoint 1 (Enter Lake Tahoe Blvd from the Y)
Entry permitted 1300- 1700 hours (AC)
For streets - CLIFF RD, MT RAINIER DR, PYRAMID CIR, PYRAMID CT, SNOW MOUNTAIN DR, LITTLE MOUNTAIN LN, MOUNTAIN PASS LN, MT DIABLO CIR, MT OLYMPIA CIR, MT SHASTA CIR, NORTH UPPER TRUCKEE

Checkpoint 2 (Enter from North Upper Truckee from Hwy 50)
Entry permitted 0800-1200 hours (MR)

  • Residents will be permitted to remain only 1 hour following their arrival during the permitted entry period.
  • Residents will be permitted to remain only during the permitted period.
  • Residents must show proof of address and identification.
  • Residents are restricted to their own address only.
  • Violators will be subject to trespassing charges.
  • Residents should use extreme caution as many hazards still exist.
  • Residents enter at their own risk.
  • Insurance adjustors will be permitted with resident.
This plan is subject to changing conditions.
Please check the hot line prior to coming to a check point.

Above informaton from El Dorado Sheriff http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

CA-SHU-Knoll Incident - VEGETATION FIRE

Knoll Incident:

4 acres and 2 outbuildings.

AA240
en route from Redding

PICKING UP THE PIECES - AFTER THE FIRE

ANGORA FIRE PICTURES

PICKING UP PIECES:
Missy Springer of South Lake Tahoe sifts through the rubble of her Angora Creek Road home for anything that may have survived the fire Tuesday morning in South Lake Tahoe. Springer found shards of her mother’s china set, but the pieces were brittle and broken.PICKING UP PIECES
Credit: Photo from Redding.com
From Bobonit News

CA-SLU-Cuesta Fire - NEW START

CA-SLU- Cuesta Fire:
CA-SLU- Cuesta Fire Incident Vegetation Fire:

Fire at the base of the cuesta grade, 3-4 acres with moderate potential.
Being hit hard with air resources.

CA - SHU - Creek - NEW START

CA- SHU-Creek - Creek Incident Vegetation Fire:

SHU dispatching large amount resources to fire on Clear Creek Rd.
5+ acres mod to rapid rate of spread.
Position 40.29.7 N by 122.27.
Resource request for four water tenders, 3 additional AT's and 1 copter.
Creek IC CMD 1.

CAL FIRE Local News - Calistoga blaze roars to life

St. Helena Star:

Calistoga Blaze roars to life

By John Waters Jr.
FOR THE STAR

Thursday, June 28, 2007 12:27 AM PDT

CDF Fire Engineer Jay McNulty, who works out of the St. Helena station, rides to the edge of Monday’s fire on the Sonoma County side of the fire, which also burned in a remote part of Napa County just above Franz Valley School Road near Calistoga. John Waters Jr. photoCDF Fire Engineer Jay McNulty, who works out of the St. Helena station, rides to the edge of Monday’s fire on the Sonoma County side of the fire, which also burned in a remote part of Napa County just above Franz Valley School Road near Calistoga. John Waters Jr. photo



A fire of unknown origin roared to life in the hills above Franz Valley School Road Monday, burning more than 45 acres, threatening few structures and rattling lots of nerves.

Crews were expected to have the fire fully contained by Wednesday morning.

“I saw the smoke above the hills there and it was a bit worrisome,” said Ray Breitenstein Tuesday. “Fortunately, it didn’t come over the hills this way, but for a while I recalled the 1964 fires that nearly came down into the valley here. That was really scary, so I’m glad they got a handle on this one.”

Late Monday, fire crews from several departments battled a brush fire west of Calistoga that, as of late Tuesday, had consumed more than 45 acres. Although the skies above Franz Valley School Road were clear by Tuesday afternoon, the blaze wasn’t dead, nor fully contained, according to Knights Valley Volunteer Fire Department firefighter Bud Pochini.

“I believe it’s nearly contained, but it won’t be fully contained until it stops sparking across the hand and dozer lines the fire crews have created around the fire,” Pochini said. “Right now, the fire keeps creeping along as the wind picks up little sparks and jumps them across the fire breaks.”

The fire began about 5:15 p.m. on Mountain Home Ranch Road near Petrified Forest Road, quickly burning about 20 acres, but by 9 p.m., the blaze had swallowed 35 acres, according to Tony Moriani from CalFire.

“We (Knights Valley volunteers) were stationed on the east side of the hills from the fire, waiting to see if it would continue to move this way,” Pochini said. “If it had, we would have been right in its path.”

Ironically, Pochini said, the Knights Valley firefighters would have had to protect the home of one of its own had the wind shifted easterly.

We were mostly up by Augie Grube’s, our fire chief’s house,” Pochini said. “If the fire had come over the crest there his property could have been right in its path.”

That scenario never happened. At least one home was threatened, Pochini said.

“One of the CalFire crew told us there was a home directly in the path of the fire at one point,” said Pochini, a 16-year firefighting veteran. “It was bearing down on the house so fire crews broke into it to try and save it, but the wind shifted and their efforts were, in the end, not needed there.”

When fire crews break into homes to save them they focus on taking curtains from the windows and removing furniture from the walls closest to where they anticipate the fire will engage the home. They’ll also pull back any carpeting.

“The reason for that is that temperatures inside the house closest to the fire can get so hot the curtains, furniture and carpeting will spontaneously combust and the whole house could be lost,” he said.

There was another factor that threatened that home.

“They had brush and manzanita trees growing right up against the house,” Pochini said. “There was absolutely no defensible space between the brush and the home. If the winds had not shifted that house could have been completely lost. People don’t realize how important creating a defensible space around your home is when you live in the country. I hope they’ll think about that now.”

As the fire burned in timberlands, California Highway Patrol crews blocked off access to Petrified Forest and Franz Valley School roads, Moriani said, but there were no calls for voluntary evacuations of any residents in the area.

Numerous units from CalFire, Napa County Fire and Sonoma County fire agencies responded to the fire, including 13 engines, three bulldozers and four water tenders.

By 8 p.m. Napa County Fire crews stationed at the Big Tree Road station on Highway 128 were reporting the fire had expanded to between 30-40 acres at this time.

“It was spectacular,” Pochini said. “The guys on the other side of the hill were telling us that they had never seen flames so tall. Flames totally engulfed 150 pines, and the flames were about 100 feet higher than that, making columns of flames 250 feet high.”

By 9 p.m. Monday the night of the fire, Moriani said, there was no indication of what caused the fire.

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