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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

California Wildland Fires - Quick look

California Wildfires

Statewide Statistical Summary:

Currently, there are 2,063 contained fires. Total fires are 2,096. 98% of the fires in California are contained. There are 33 active fires. A total of 978,180 acres have been burned and 15,131 personnel have been assigned. (CAL Fire 9:00 p.m. PDT, July 21 report)
Fatalities - 3
Injuries - 334
Structures destroyed: 122 residences; 1 commercial; 138 outbuildings
Structures threatened: 4,926 residences; 136 commercial; 2,183 outbuildings
State EOC is activated
FEMA Region IX activated at Level III

Large Northern California Fires and Fire Complexes -

CA-SHF - Iron/Alps Complex = 62,621 acres and 61% containment

CA-SHF - Lime Complex = 127,352 acres and 65% containment

CA-PNF - Canyon Complex = 34821 acres and 79% containment

CA-SRF - Hells Half Complex = 13495 acres and 70% containment

CA-SRF - Ukonom = 30,231 acres and 24% containment

CA-BTU - BTU Complex = 59,440 acres and 90 % containment

CA-MNF - Soda Complex = 8,652 acres and 90% containment

CA-KNF - Siskiyou Complex = 54559 acres and 36% containment

CA-SRF - Blue 2 = 4,780 acres and 22 % containment

CA-KNF - Bear Wallow Complex = 6352 acres and 0%

CA-TNF - American River Complex = 20,541 acres and 95 % containment

Large Southern California Fires and Fire Complexes -

CA-LPF - Basin Complex = 138,220 acres and 72% Percent Contained

CA-LPF - Gap Fire = 9,443 acres, 90% contained. (no changes).

CA-SQF - Piute = 37,026 acres, 97 %contained.

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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.

CAL FIRE is the largest fire department in California and the second largest fire department in the United States. CDF - CAL FIRE Firefighters answer the call more than 300,000 times a year. CAL FIRE Firefighters make up the fire department for 30 of our 58 counties in California and more than 100 local communities. We serve as the incident command during many of California’s most serious disasters. CAL FIRE Firefighters respond to many various types and forms of calls ranging from structural fires, to auto accidents, to earthquakes, to floods, to the spilling of hazardous materials, to every conceivable disaster; CAL FIRE answer's the calls. CAL FIRE is the largest fire department in California and the second largest fire department in the United States . CAL FIRE firefighters protect 33 million acres of State Responsibility Area (SRA). We have over 4,000 members within CAL FIRE and CAL FIRE is associated with the California Professional Firefighters (CPF) and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF).

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

California Wildland Fires - Quick look

California Wildfires

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