InciWeb UPDATE: Angora Wildland Fire

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

InciWeb UPDATE: Angora Wildland Fire

Angora Wildland Fire

INCIDENT UPDATED 2007-06-25 12:48:00 ET

Perimeter Map of Angora Fire overlayed on topographical map

Perimeter Map of Angora Fire Large version
Credit: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Summary

There will be a coordinated community meeting to assist local residents affected by the Angora Fire at 1900 hrs. tonight Tuesday June 26, 2007.The meetingwill take place at the Lake Tahoe Community College, 1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe CA.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildland Fire
Cause	Under Investigation
Date of Origin	06/24/2007 at 1410 hrs.
Location	West of South Lake Tahoe
Incident Commander	Kent Swartzlander

Current Situation

Total Personnel	1,889
Size	2,730 acres
Percent Contained	40%
Estimated Containment Date	07/01/2007 at hrs.
Fuels Involved	Heavy timber with large dead and down component. Large amount of snags in the fire area.
Fire Behavior	Last night the fire continued to consume the large fuels on the ground with occassional single tree torching.
Significant Events	Voluntary evacuations remain in place for much of the affected fire area.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continue with perimeter control lines, mop up and secure affected subdivisions. Work with the public and communities of South lake Tahoe.
Projected Movement	Projected incident movement/spread during next operational period: 12 hours: Minimal
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	High
Containment Target	It is likely that suppression strategies will succeed.
Remarks	Rich Hawkins type 1 IMT will assume command today. The ICP is located at Heavenly Ski Park and is in Unified Command with USFS, South Lake Tahoe City and Lake Valley Fire District. Hwy 50 and 89 are both opened again without restrictions. Acreage increase was due to GPS flight.

Weather

Current Wind Conditions	5 mph N
Current Temperature	40 degrees
Current Humidity	60 %

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007