Canyon Fire CA-SQF-3564 9,820 acres, 75% contained.

#CaFire #Wildfire #CanyonFire CA-SQF-3564  9,820 acres, 75% contained.
Current Situation
Total Personnel 1,668
Size 8,560 acres
Percent Contained 70%
Estimated Containment Date Sunday September 19th, 2010 approx. 12:00 AM
Cost: 6.5 million
Road closures are still in effect on Old Kern Canyon Road.

Canyon Fire CA-SQF-3564

IA: 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 12, 2010.
Location: Lower Kern River Canyon, below, (and west) of Lake Isabella. The fire started near Delonegha on the south side of the Lower Kern River. The fire quickly spread to both sides of the Kern River, jumping over the Old Kern Canyon Road and back across Highway 178, resulting in active fire on both sides of the two roads. Within an hour the fire spread to over 200 acres calling for evacuations of recreational sites along the Lower Kern River, including Remington Hot Springs, Black Gulch, Mill Creek, Hobo, Sandy Flat and Miracle Day Use area. Several outfitter guide (boating) companies camp sites were also evacuated.

Road Closures: Highway 178 is now OPEN -Please observe all speed limits through the burned area off of Hwy 178 due to fire fighters and equipment on the road.
The fire is presently at 8,560 acres.
Evacuations: Evacuations have been lifted for Bodfish Canyon Road, Myers Canyon Road, Clear Creek subdivision and Rocky Point in the community of Bodfish. Be advised, the American Red Cross shelter is still operating at the Kern River Valley Senior Center (6405 Lake Isabella Blvd.). The phone number is 661-333-0265. Kern County Human Services staff is onsite working with Red Cross volunteers. A second shelter has been established in Twin Oakes at 661-867-2550. Both shelters are available to help accommodate small and large animals.
Road Closure Update: Caliente Bodfish Road is open from Bodfish to Havilah. Travel is restricted to one lane to residence only. Old Kern Canyon Road is closed.

Basic Information
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Human -under Investigation
Date of Origin Sunday September 12th, 2010 approx. 01:54 PM
Location 8 miles west of Lake Isabella
Incident Commander David Cooper
Fuels Involved Grass, brush and timber.
Fire Behavior  Interior activity in Div.B from burning operation,some line activity on Division C, otherwise very little activity over rest of fire.
Significant Events  Crews are making good progress on line completion. Road closures are still in effect on Old Kern Canyon Road.
Outlook/Planned Actions Continued air support of line construction; continue line improvement; continue mop-up operations.
Growth Potential Medium
Terrain Difficulty High
Remarks Steep ground and wind are still major concerns. Air resources continue to play a key role. Local power company continues powerline repair.
Current Weather

Canyon Fire Official Information

Phone: 951 225-4510
Hours: 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
More web information:
Kern County Incident page: link
Inciweb:  Link -http://www.inciweb.org/incident/2124/ 
wildlandfire.com/hotlist/ Incident Link

Sequoia National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
1839 S. Newcomb St.
Porterville, CA 93257

Updated: Canyon Fire CA-SQF-3564 - Kern County #Wildfire - 9,820 acres, 75%

Canyon Fire CA-SQF-3564  9,820 acres, 75% contained. 
All further updates at: Canyon Fire CA-SQF-3564 9,820 acres, 75% contained.
Road closures are still in effect on Old Kern Canyon Road.
KCFD fire investigators are requesting public help. At the start of the fire on Sunday there were several parked cars along Hwy 178 taking photographs of the fire. Investigators would like to see those pictures. They can be e-mailed to fireinfo@co.kern.ca.us.
Evacuations are in effect for the area of Meyers Canyon, south of Bodfish Canyon Rd at the junction of Rocky Rd. Advisory evacuations are in place for Meyers Canyon north of this area and also the community of Havilah. The evacuation center is at the Kern River Valley Veterans/Senior Center, 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella
Canyon Fire Stats (9.16.2010 @ 08:00 A.M.)
Incident Name: Canyon Incident Location: 7 miles West of Bodfish Start
Date & Report Time: 9/12/2010 @ 2:00 P.M.
Fire Information Line: 1-951-225-4510 or 211
Acres: 8,149   Containment: 65%
Expected Containment: 9/19/2010 
Structures Threatened: 250 Structures Destroyed: 1    Structures Damaged: 0     
Cause: Under Investigation
If you have any information on the fire please contact 1-877 FIRE-TIP or 1-877-347-3847
Total Personnel: 1565 Injuries: 4
Fire Engines: 15   Helicopters: 10   Fire Crews: 34   Airtankers: 11   Water Tenders: 11   Bulldozers: 4  
  Summary
The Canyon Fire started September 12, 2010 at approximately 2:00pm in Lake Isabella, Ca.  Initial assessment and attack began immediately by Kern County Fire, US Forest Service and BLM. Unified command was established with Kern County Fire, U.S Forrest Service and BLM.  Southern Central Sierra Interagency Incident Management Team assumed command of the fire on September 13, 2010 at 6:00P.M.  Estimated date of containment is September 19.
 Update
•    Continued air support of line construction and improvement; continue mop-up operations.
•    Hand and engine crews are in place for structure protection along with air support.
•    Steep ground and active fire are still major concerns. Air resources continue to play a key role in keeping the fire away from high risk areas. Some damage was sustained by the 66 KV power lines; local power company has started repairs.
 Evacuation
•    Area South of Bodfish Canyon road (Myers Canyon) and Rocky point in the community of Bodfish
•    In the community of Havila
 Key Message
Life and safety is priority and evacuations were established. A shelter has been established in Lake Isabella Senior Center. To contact the Lake Isabella shelter, please use 1-661-333-0265. A second shelter center has been established in Twin Oaks at the community church, which is located at 16115 Caliente Creek road.  Twin Oaks church is also available for small and large animal sheltering, if you need to contact the shelter please call 1-661-867-2550.
 Closures
•    Bodfish Canyon road and Caliente Bodfish road is closed from Bodfish to Havila
•    Old Kern Canyon road
Cooperating Agencies: South Central Sierra Incident Management Team, Kern County Fire, U.S. Forest Service, B.L.M., K.C.S.O., C.H.P., Cal Trans.

Kern County Canyon Fire location map

News and Notes: CA-SQF-3564  8,149 acres, 65% contained. Unified command with Kern Co, BLM, NPS and USFS. 

8149 acres, 65% contained
Increased acreage due to burning operations
Canyon Fire News and Notes: 

• 250 structures are threatened, 1 structure destroyed.
• 1,095 personnel assigned now
• Road closures are still in effect on Old Kern Canyon Road.
• An evacuation center has been established at the Kern River Valley Veteran’s/Senior Center.
• Evacuations remain in effect for the area of Meyer’s Canyon south of Bodfish Canyon Rd. at Junction of Rocky Rd. Advisory evacuations are in place from Meyer’s Canyon north in the community of Havala.
• Almost 30 people spent the night in the Red Cross Shelter, at the Lake Isabella Senior Center, due to the Canyon Fire in the Bodfish and Havilah area. 
• SCE is currently working to restore power to the damaged electrical transmission line and the community of Havala.

CIMT 4 has been ordered. An incident complexity analysis has been completed with SQF NF placing a request for a Type 1 IMT to report the Canyon Incident. The request has been placed for SOCAL Team #4 (Opliger) Type 1 Team to transition in @12:00. (Might be on hold)
WX: SHOWERS IN THE SIERRA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE FORECAST.
Air Resources: AT's- 05, 74, 75, 76, 78, 20, 22, 27, 43, 45, 55 -
Reload WJF, PTV 
Scanner Frequencies :
Command - NIFC Com. 4 - 166.6125
Air - 168.6375 / 123.450
A/G - 171.1375
A/A - 122.925 / 122.975
Airbase Victor - 123.975
Flight Following - 168.650
Helos - 126.675 / 127.775
More web information:
Kern County Incident page: link
Inciweb:  Link -http://www.inciweb.org/incident/2124/ 
wildlandfire.com/hotlist/ Incident Link

CA-SQF/KRN-Canyon IC - Wildfire w/ Structure threat - 6135+ Acres 20%

All further updates at: Canyon Fire CA-SQF-3564 9,820 acres, 75% contained.
Canyon Fire Stats Acres: 5,100 Containment: 10% Fire moving to East.
UPDATE THIS MORNING
•6135 acres, 20% contained‬‪
•1 Structure (Trailer) Loss‬‪
•Myers Drainage and Bodfish Canyon Evacuated‬‪
•SCE working on damaged powerlines (12 & 60KV Lines)‬‪
•62°, RH 29%, winds ENE@2 w/ gusts to 6
Comms: NIFC COMMAND 4 is now command channel

CA-SQF/KRN-Canyon IC - Wildfire Map

Incident Name: Canyon Incident
Location: 7 miles West of Bodfish Start
Start Date Report Time: 9/12/2010 @ 2:00 P.M.
Fire Information Line: 1-951-225-4510
Expected Containment: 9/17/2010 Structures Destroyed: 0 Structures Damaged: 0 Cause: Under Investigation
Total Personnel: 1095
Resources: Fire Engines: 15 Helicopters: 10 Fire Crews: 34 Airtankers: 11 Water Tenders: 11 Bulldozers: 4
Current Situation: Due to steep terrain and a mix of strong afternoon winds, the fire grew intensely. Multiple strike teams of engines, dozers and air support responded immediately to protect structures. Air tanker drops will continue as needed. Life and safety is priority and evacuations were established. A shelter center has been established in Twin Oaks at the community church. A second shelter has been established in Lake Isabella Senior Center.
To contact the Lake Isabella center, please use 1-661-333-0265.
Evacuations: Havila, Bodfish Canyon
Cooperating Agencies: South Central Sierra Incident Management Team, Kern County Fire, U.S. Forest Service, B.L.M., K.C.S.O., C.H.P., Cal Trans.
Additional Information: Closures at Caliente Bodfish road, Bodfish Canyon road and Kern Canyon road.
If you have any information on the fire please contact 1-877 FIRE-TIP or 1-877-347-3847.


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Google Map of Canyon fire 

Canyon Fire Smoke Plume
SWFRS WebCAM

CanyonFire #Wildfire (Kern County) Canyon Fire has burned 5,100 acres and is 10% contained. 150 residences and 100 outbuildings are threatened.

Fire has reached Black Eagle Peak and is backing down towards town of Bodfish.

The fire is actively burning in brush on the east side of the fire, timber areas are experiencing group torching and crown movement. 
The fire is wind driven and influenced steep terrain; this has resulted in a high rate of spread and spotting.
Evacuations are in effect for the area of Meyers Canyon, south of Bodfish Canyon Rd at the junction of Rocky Rd. Advisory evacuations are in place for Meyers Canyon north of this area and also the community of Havilah. The evacuation center is at the Kern River Valley Veterans/Senior Center, 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella.
Road Closed: Hard Closure Bodfish Cyn Rd @ Lake Isabella Blvd.
Note: “Canyon Fire” community information meeting will take place tomorrow evening, Wednesday, September15, 2010. All residents and/or interested public, in the Kern River Valley and the surrounding communities are encouraged to attend. Location will be the Kern River Valley Veterans/Senior Center, 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella, CA at 7:00 PM

Canyon Fire Perimeter location and Hot spot MapGeoMac/MODIS

Incident Name: Canyon Incident
Incident Time: 02:00:00 PM
Incident Date: 09-12-2010
Incident Location: Lake Isabella
Incident Type: Vegetation Fire
Number of Personnel: Large orders being placed including Alpha strike teams, Lima ST's

Canyon Fire scanner Updates:

 OSCC News and Notes: 1930hrs- Canyon Fire has burned 5,100 acres and is 10% contained. 150 residences and 100 outbuildings are threatened. The fire is actively burning in brush on the east side of the fire, timber areas are experiencing group torching and crown movement. The fire is wind driven and influenced steep terrain; this has resulted in a high rate of spread and spotting. Old Kern Canyon Rd is closed
1630hrs- Large Plume extreme wildfire activity , Heavy resource orders for tomorrow.5100 acres with 150 structures threatened.
Webcam: link - http://sierrafire.cr.usgs.gov/camHist/viewer09.pl?camera=breckenridge_3&lastFrame=true about
More twitter information: CalFireNews twitter- Hash Tags: #CaFire #Wildfire #CanyonFire
More web information:
Kern County Incident page: link
Inciweb:  Link -http://www.inciweb.org/incident/2124/ 
wildlandfire.com/hotlist/ Incident Link

#Updated Canyon IC - Wildfire - (Kern County) 5,100+ acres 10%

All further updates at: Canyon Fire CA-SQF-3564 9,820 acres, 75% contained.
CA-SQF/KRN-Canyon IC - Wildfire - (Kern County)
Latest Intel: Pre-evacuation planning, Wildfire is moving towards Bodfish, Heavy orders for tomorrow.5100 acres with 150 structures threatened. 

Canyon Wildfire - Topographical Map of Fire Perimeters, Hot spot locations

 ICP located at Tank Park, 5000 Lake Isabella blvd. Lake Isabella, Kern County

Canyon Wildfire - Kern county Fire Perimeters, Hot spot locations

Canyon IC - Wildfire perimeter and location map

Kern County Incident update:
Incident Name: Canyon Incident   
Location: 7 miles West of Bodfish Start
Date & Report Time: 9/12/2010 @ 2:00 P.M.
Fire Information Line: 760-379-5646 ext. 564
Acres: 3,000
Containment: 10%
Total Personnel: 500
Fire Engines: 14   Helicopters: 5   Fire Crews: 8   Airtankers: 8
Water Tenders: 4   Bulldozers: 3  
Injuries: 0
Structures Destroyed: 0
Structures Damaged: 0
Cause: Under Investigation
Expected Containment: Unknown
Current Situation: Last night the weather was optimal for ground resources to get 10% containment. Today air resources will be in the air at 8 A.M. and crews will keep the fire South of Hwy 178, West of the Bodfish-Caliente road, East of Cow Flat and North of the Breckenridge road.
Evacuations: At Hobo and Sandy Flat Campgrounds, Miracle Day Use, Black Gulch South and all River raft launch sites
Cooperating Agencies: Kern County Fire, U.S. Forest Service, B.L.M., K.C. Sheriff, C.H.P., Cal Trans
Additional Information: Unofficial closures for all Kern River water activities from Keysville to Democrat.
California Fire News Canyon Fire Notes/Updates:
9-13-10 0800- 4000 acres and 10% contained with a containment date of 9/17. Resources include 22 engines, 30 crews, 4 dozers, 11 ATs and 5 copters along with other misc equipment assigned for a total of 626 personnel. Air resources were scheduled to be up in the air again by 0700hrs.
Canyon Fire is still at 4,000 acres and 10% contained. The fire is moving to the southeast and continued to burn actively through the night. Safety concerns with steep ground and active fire behavior. Per the CHP, tavel is not recommended on Caliente Bodfish Road between SR 58 and Lake Isabella due to large amount of fire equipment in the area. On Hwy 178 only 1 lane is open in each direction. 0700 9-13 - 3000 acres, 0 % Containment Type 1 Heli-tanker coming from out of state.

2100hrs- 2000 acres, 0 % Everyone On the lines stay safe, LCES, 10's and 18's goodnight...

2030hrs- 750 acres, Forest service is going house to house warning residents, no residential evacuation at this time
1950- Structure protection issues towards Havilah in the Goff Meadow area. Dozers formed up into ST5190lima
1930hrs- Fixed-wing Aircraft released from fire, Pre-alert SO/OES possible future evacuations Havilah.
1900hrs-Kern FD kitchen lost in red tape, Porterville wants to use next up contract kitchen.
Canyon Fire IC - Branch 2 Setting up structure protection on Goff Road from bottom to top w/
ST5200c designator change - ST5025c same units
1850hrs- CP moving east, Ordering up KRN Kitchen! Fire camp taking over helispot, they can fly out of Kernville, Div reports fire starting to go downslope/drainages moderate ros w/ 1 ranch/structures out ahead.
1839- AA 490 Released back to Bakersfield, IC requesting Air Attack over fire first light.
1830hrs - 700 Acres - AA 410 assuming Air Attack, Air Attack working point protection and some slop.ST5200c for Immediate need Structure Protection to meet at Goff Ranch Rd.
1730hrs- 700 acres, Type 2 IMT requested. Cooper's South Central Sierra Team up. ST5627c ST1609c enroute.
1546hrs - Per IC Fire has spotted accross Hwy 178,

Smoke Showing - Smoke plume from #wildfire @ 1736hrs picture from SWFRS WebCam link

Location : Hwy 178, 2 mi. So. where it turns into the 4 lane on the South Side of the River, Access off Old Kern Canyon Rd.
Road Closures: Highway 178 is closed between Bakersfield and Lake Isabella.
Fuels/terrain: Fuel Type:heavy brush(Fully Sheltered) w/ mixed Light fuels in rocky steep terrain, burning into heavier brush
GPS: Latitude - 35.57929, Longitude - 118.536129 - 35.37.46 x 118.48.55
Comms:
Local - 168.775 / 153.785
Command - Krn Com. 2 - 155.880 (for Kern Units)
Tac - NIFC Tac. 2 - 168.200
Air - 169.150
A/A - 135.975
A/G - 170.000
Batt. - Kern County Batt. 5, 7, SQF Batt.42, 46
AA-490
ATs - 76, 898
Helo - 407, 523
Eng. - 4 County, 4 SQF
Doz. - 2 Kern County Dozers
WTs - 1 County, 1 BLM
Crews - 2 County, 2 SQF
Online scanner: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?ctid=197
Weather: Requested: 1633 PDT 9/12/10

Forecast complete at 1701 PDT 9/12/10

Location: Legal:SEC27S31ESEC24(CA) Lat/Lon:35 33 30/118 35 55 Quad: Calculated: ( 35.55833°N 118.59861°W) (MIRACLE HOT SPRINGS CA)

FORECAST: Elevation: 2383-2400 Drainage: unknown Aspect: north Size:250

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANYON...KERN COUNTY FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 501 PM PDT SUN SEP 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1632 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW ALOFT PREVAILING THROUGH THE WEEK ACROSS THE BURN AREA. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY TRENDING IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. SLIGHT COOLING WILL OCCUR THROUGH TUESDAY THEN LITTLE CHANGE THE REST OF THE WEEK. WINDS WILL REMAIN MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56-58. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 36-40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4-9 MPH THROUGH SUNDOWN THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-4 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 15-20 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH. .MONDAY...SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 95. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 10-15 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 13-18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 30 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 54-56. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 39-43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4-9 MPH THROUGH SUNDOWN THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-4 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

More twitter information: CalFireNews twitter- Hash Tags: #CaFire #Wildfire #CanyonFire
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Canyon Fire Night of 9-12-10
More web information:
Kern County Incident page: link
Inciweb:  Link -http://www.inciweb.org/incident/2124/ 
wildlandfire.com/hotlist/ Incident Link