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Thursday, October 23, 2008

CA-BDU-San Antonio - Wildland fire - 115 acres 100%

San Antonio IC - Wildland fire - Inland Empire - Upland/Rancho Cucamonga area

FINAL UPDATE: 10-24 0700hrs - San Antonio Fire - 100% contained - 115 acres
County: San Bernardino County
Start Date/Time: October 23, 2008 at 2:04 p.m.

UPDATE: 1610hrs - IC calling this 200 acres; 30% contained; Forward fire spread has been stopped at this point; Releasing some resources from ANF including Water Tender, and Engines, acreage 50% on BDU and 50% on BDF; no structures and no power lines currently threatened; we have good access to 40% of the fire; all resources actively engaged; we're looking at doing some releases within the next hour. ST9181g, ST9170g still inbound.

UPDATE: 16:00hrs - Southern perimeter looking good/secure; no threat to the power lines at this time.
News and Notes: 1530 - San Antonio (CA-BDU-11827) 250+ acres, 0% contained. Fire started around 1415 hrs. north of San Antonio Heights (Upland area) near the San Bernardino County/San Bernardino National Forest boundary east of Cucamonga Canyon and is spreading north and west into the National Forest in grass and light brush.
UPDATE: 15:15hrs - Fire is on the ridge, lower third of the slope, eastern portion of San Antonio Canyon Wash; Potential with these winds is several thousand; structure protection minimal at this time, Tanker 719 returned to SB Base with mechanical problems.
UPDATE: 14:30hrs - PM Not immediate threat to Angelus National Forest; burning towards SB National Forest;
Location: San Antonio Heights area; 2465 San Antonio Avenue; Cross 24th 572A3; Campus / Euclid Ave, Mountains - Upland/Rancho Cucamonga area.
IC: Batt. 34 on scene.
Resources:
Full wildland response enroute BDU, ANF, BDF, SBC enroute.
3 strike teams requested, bb
Air Ops: Full aircraft order - Helitanker 247, H305, H531, H534, helitanker 719, 720 - per South Ops; Lead Bravo 5 inbound;
Initial Sizeup:1-2 acres rapid rate of spread, currently SRA burning onto BDF/ANF north end of Upland/Rancho Cucamonga area, medium fuels
ArrivingInitial units report 50 to 100 acres rapid ROS burning uphill. Fire is heading into San Bernardino National Forest (BDF).
Comms: CALFIRE Command Net CDF Command 1, Tone 1., SBNF Forest net.vegetation fire Tac on CDF Tac 5, 151.250; Command 1 for command net -151.4450, Air Attack -118.9500
Streaming Video: www.CBS2.com -streaming live.
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