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Friday, August 24, 2007

Inciweb: Vista Wildland Fire - 200 acres - 20 percent

Vista Wildland Fire

INCIDENT UPDATED 60 MIN. AGO

Summary

Firefighters continue suppression efforts on the Vista fire located in the remote area of the Sequoia National Forest. The Vista fire is currently 320 acres and 10% contained.

The fire is currently burning in a critical aquatic refuge for California golden trout and continues to threaten important habitat for the California spotted owl, northern goshawk and Pacific fisher. These habitats have high value due to the isolation and fragmentation of suitable habitat for these species created by the McNally and Manter fires.

The U.S. Forest Service is looking for any information that the public may have regarding persons entering or leaving forest service road 22S20 (the Boone Spur road). If you have any information please help the Forest Service by giving us your information at 559-294-4894.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildland Fire
Cause	Under Investigation
Date of Origin	08/22/2007 at 1130 hrs.
Location	South of Paloma Meadow
Incident Commander	Kent Swartzlander

Current Situation

Total Personnel	279
Size	320 acres
Percent Contained	20%
Fuels Involved	Timber,mixed conifer and some logging slash.
Fire Behavior	Minimal fire activity over night.
Significant Events	IMT2 Swartzlander assumed command of the fire at 6:00 am.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continue line construction, holding and securing line with direct attack using air support.
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	Medium
Containment Target	Direct attack continues to be successful.
Remarks	There are a large number of snags and some logging slash that contribute to spotting and resistance to control. Embers from snags and rolling debris are a concern and contrinue fire spread to the SE.

Weather

Current Wind Conditions	Not available
Current Temperature	52 degrees
Current Humidity	31 %

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