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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

CA-TGU-Colyer - Escaped burn- 1057 acres 5 percent

Update: Colyer fire -Dying winds today help fire command achieve some containment.

Colyear fire - GeoMac active fire perimeters -
05-07-08 1700hrs

HMS 2008-05-07 830 (GMT); Thermal MODIS 2008-05-07 920 (GMT); Fire Perimeters 2008-05-07; Sit Reports 2008-05-06

Update: 1,200+ ACRES, 0 Percent contained - Winds picking up again in the afternoon.

New Incident, TGU-3102, Colyer, is 1057 acres and 5 percent contained, about 30 miles west of Red Bluff.

CA-TGU-Colyear Fire map 5-7-Noon
Geo Mac - HMS 2008-05-06 630 (GMT); Thermal MODIS 2008-05-07 920 (GMT); Fire Perimeters 2008-05-06; Sit Reports 2008-05-06

Initial Attack: 20:45hrs - Ben Sales Ranch - Escaped burn
Location: Western Tehama County - 35 miles west of Red Bluff and east of Colyer Springs Road,
Latitude and Longitude - Lat: 40° 3´ 59" Long: 122° 44´ 41"
Incident Commander: RAPP
Sizeup: Wind driven fire spreading to over 1,000 ac, Occasional torching
WUI Exposures: No structures are threatened, Some scattered houses and cabins
Evacuations: None
Resources: Full wildland fire response - 235 firefighters, 3 Salt Creek crews, multiple local gov engines from the west side, some Type 3's and a couple of dozers - 6 private HE-list dozers and water tenders controlled by the land owner reported to be on fireline. Tanker 76 diverted from the ATGS class enroute, AA410 and AT82 from Columbia AAB assigned to the fire
Comms: Colyear IC COM - 151.175 TAC - TGU Local 151.370,
Terrain: Steep Canyons, Heavy brush, Very limited access.
Fire Behavior: Currently Medium Rate of spread, Winds are a major concern.
Fuels/Materials Involved: 4 Chaparral (6 Feet)
PIO:Mickie Jakez, public information officer for the Tehama/Glenn Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Notes: Landowner Ben Sales attempted to control the escaped fire on his own with hired water tenders and dozer's prior to calling CAL FIRE.
Remarks(209): 3 DAY OLD PRESCRIBED BURN ESCAPED LANDOWNERS CONTROL.LANDOWNER CONTACTED TGU ECC, GAVE AN ESTIMATE OF A 1200 ACRE ESCAPE AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

CA-TGU-Colyer - Escaped burn- 1057 acres 5 percent

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