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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

QUICK LOOK - Large California Wildland Fires

Angel Fire:
Name:	Angel Fire
County:	San Diego County
Administrative Unit:	CAL FIRE San Diego Unit
Status/Notes:	90% contained - 850 acres Full containment expected September 19. Whispering Pines/Hwy 78, Julian
Date Started:	September 15, 2007 1:31 pm
Last update:	September 18, 2007 7:30 am
Phone Numbers	(619) 590-3160 (Angel Fire Information)

Butler #2 Fire:
Name:	Butler #2 Fire
County:	San Bernandino County
Administrative Unit:	San Bernandino National Forest
Status/Notes:	53% contained - 14,039 acres North of Big Bear
Date Started:	September 14, 2007 1:51 pm
Last update:	September 18, 2007 7:30 am
Phone Numbers	(909) 383-5688 (Butler #2 Fire Information)

Grouse Fire:
Name:	Grouse Fire
County:	Tulare County
Administrative Unit:	Sequoia National Forest
Status/Notes:	67% contained - 1,022 acres Crews continue to monitor. For the latest information, please call the Springville Ranger Station at (559) 539-2607.
Date Started:	August 27, 2007 12:00 pm
Last update:	September 17, 2007 7:30 am
Phone Numbers	(559) 784-1500 (Sequoia National Forest)

Elk Complex:
Name:	Elk Complex
County:	Siskiyou
Administrative Unit:	Kalamath National Forest
Status/Notes:	90% contained - 17,684 acres The Elk Complex is 90% contained. Crews continue to monitor. Check www.fs.fed.us/r5/klamath/conditions/ or call the Fire Information Center at (530) 841-4451 for current information on road, trail, and river access closures. Full containment expected October 30, 2007.
Date Started:	July 10, 2007 10:00 pm
Last update:	September 17, 2007 7:30 am
Phone Numbers	(530) 493-2243 (Elk Complex Fire Information)

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How fires get their names

Every year in California thousands of wildfires start throughout the state. In most cases, the dispatch center sending the initial resources to a wildland fire will designate a name for the fire, but the first on scene engine or fire official can also name the incident. Fires are usually named for the area in which they start – a geographical location, local landmark, street, lake, mountain, peak, etc. Quickly naming the fire provides responding fire resources with an additional locater, and allows fire officials to track and prioritize incidents by name. For example during the Southern California Fire Siege of 2003, the largest wildland fire in California history, the Cedar Fire in San Diego County, was named after the Cedar Creek Falls area where it started. The destructive Old Fire, which burned during the same time period in San Bernardino County, was named after the road along which it started - Old Waterman Canyon Road.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

QUICK LOOK - Large California Wildland Fires

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