CA-MNF-WHISKEY Wildland fire - 7,783 Acres - 50%

Aerial view of Whiskey Fire
Credit: Forest Service Taken on June 15.

CA-MNF-WHISKEY Wildland fire map

CA-MNF-WHISKEY Wildland fire perimeter map
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FIRE UPDATE: Whiskey Fire - Mendocino National Forest

NorCal Team II continues to manage the fire for the Mendocino National Forest.
CalFire remains an active cooperator.

June 17, 2008 @ 9:00am - The Whiskey Fire, located in the Tehama County on the Mendocino National Forest, is burning in chaparral brushand grasses in a sparsely habited area about five miles Northwest of the community of Paskenta.

Fire Information: (530) 833-0346
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Location: 5 miles northwest of Paskenta, California
Date and Time of Fire Start: June 12 at 12:30 p.m. Cause: Under Investigation
Fuels: Chaparral (6 foot), oak woodland, and grass
Cooperating Agencies: Forest Service (USFS), Cal Fire (CDF), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Park Service (NPS), US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Crane Mill, PG&E, CA Highway Patrol, Tehama County, and private contractors
Estimated Fire Size: 7,783 Acres
Estimated Fire Containment: 50% Estimated Expected Containment: 6/19/2008
Cost to Date: $3,700,000
Injuries to Date: 1
Committed Resources: 968 total personnel that include 30 Fire Crews, 30 Engines, 9 Dozers, 10 Water Tenders, 6 Helicopters, and fire support personnel
Structures Threatened: 7 residences; 3 outbuildings
Structures Damaged: None
Structures Destroyed: None
Fire Activity: Firefighters observed isolated single and small group tree torching, backing, creeping, and smoldering.
Events: Road closures remain in effect for portions of M-2 and M-4 roads to the fire area. Fire crews continue to make good progress on direct fire containment line construction on the northwest side of the fire. On the southwestern perimeter of the fire, firefighters continue burning operations to strengthen containment lines and protect structures in the area. Limited access and very steep terrain calls for a combination of indirect and direct strategies in the Thomes Creek area.
Actions Planned: Fire crews on the north, east, south, and southwest sides of the fire will continue to hold containment lines, mop-up the fire perimeter, and will initiate fire suppression rehabilitation along the indirect fireline. Firefighters in the southwest side of the fire will also complete burnout of interior islands of fuel to strengthen the fire containment line. Fire crews will continue to construct direct containment lines into the Thomes Creek drainage and hold, improve, and mop-up already completed line on the west flank of the fire.
Closures: Portions of the M-2 and M-4 roads are closed to the fire area.
Evacuations: None
Remarks: NorCal Team II continues to manage the fire for the Mendocino National Forest. CalFire remains an active cooperator.
Additional Fire Information: Please call (530) 934-3316, the Forest Service website at www.fs.fed.us/r5/mendocino/ or InciWeb at www.inciweb.org/incident/1329/ .
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