CA-BTU- Ophir Incident - Wildland fire - 1600+ acres 10%

Update 20:05: 50% contained - 1,600 acres
Update 16:35:The Ophir Incident, CA-BTU is now approximately 2,000 acres with 10 percent containment. Bob Wallen's Type 1 Team has been activated. Winds of 25-40 mph from the northwest are causing perimeter control problems.
Update 15:00: Evacuations now occurring along Lone Tree Road, Power House Hill Road, Palermo Road and Occidental Ave.
per Ophir AA numerous spot fires starting to get established to the South East of main fire. Update o9:30: Two small fires were reported in the Magalia area this morning. Upton says those blazes are contained, but causing smoke on the ridge.

The Ophir Incident, 6/10/08 1205 - CA-BTU, BUTTE: Vegetation - Fire has spread to approximately 30 acres near Highway 70 south of Oroville.
BUTTE: Vegetation - Ophir Road at Powerhouse Road
Incident command: Ophir IC on White 2
Some comms on 151.265 CALFIRE Command 2
Also 155.160 and 155.940
Location: Hwy.70 to Ophir Road at Powerhouse Road - 2 miles south of Oroville, Butte County
Current Sizeup: Rapid ROS, Immediate Multiple Structure threats- Search and Rescue dispatched, starting evacuations.
Residence off Lone Tree fully involved, with explosions,
fire has jumped Occidental, just N of Palermo, Involved residence is at Teresa x Prince. Personnel hazards due to propane tanks and fire close to evacuation efforts..
IA: June 10, 2008 11:27 am
Evacuations: Evacuations now occurring along Lone Tree Road, Power House Hill Road, Palermo Road and Occidental Ave.
All-call for personnel to evacuate civilians. - Williams x Occidental; evacuations needed.
Ophir Fire Information: Phone Numbers (530) 538-7826
Fire behavior: Fire working Southeast towards Powerhouse Hill Road, Palermo Road -
Resources:
Updated 17:30 - Aircraft working the fire - AA 205, AT90, AT92, Copter 404
13:00 - BTU has a full response responding to a vegetation fire with multiple structures threatened. Additional resources area being ordered (Engine ST's, Dozers, copters, etc) and air tankers have been ordered immediate need for the structure threat.
Water tenders on order.
Ten additional engines requested. Two additional helicopters, any type
Two helicopters and two air tankers working the fire
Two additional air tankers on order.
SHU sent a strike team engines immediate need.
Comms: Butte Fire 151.400
Command on Butte White 3
154.295
Notes: As of 13:02 all aircraft in North Ops committed to working fires
Fire behavior:Fire is running southeast Strong east wind pushing fire towards structures.
Online Scanner:
http://www.thenet411.net
Update from Norcalfire group: Apparently one copter's bucket burned up..? Waiting on tender to replace it. Current airshow 2 tankers, 2 copters, 2 copters on order.
Animal disaster rescue people on call at this time to report to IC.
Per CHP CAD site; Ophir basically closed.
Sheriff Unit 51 stuck in field off Horny Toad Road, but fire went around
safely.
All resources have been released from the Shippee incident.

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