Telegraph Fire - 27,000+ acres - Update

CAL FIRE - Telegraph fire incident perimeter map
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Telegraph Fire - Update: 7-28-08 1930 hrs - Air show quickly ending, Copters bedding down in Columbia, Fire still burning hard North East direction.

Telegraph Fire - Update: 7-28-08 1730 hrs - bug out! - All crews in H have been directed to get out of the drainage NOW and to move up to Drop Point 20 - GPS: 37 38.890N, 120 04.960W - Reports fire has crossed the Merced River drainage.
Telegraph Fire - Update: 7-28-08 1530 hrs - 2 - type 1 helicopters loaded w/retardant on the way....Fire has been hitting North East side along Highway 140 hard, Fire has been hitting North West side hard, Fire has been hitting South West hard...
Telegraph Fire - Update: 7-28-08 1512 hrs - AA on scene of 140 flareup requesting type 1 helicopters w/retardant, during Helco shift change. According to Sue Exline of the Sierra National Forest the fire is eight miles from El Portal, 12 miles from Arch Rock and 15-18 miles from Yosemite Valley. 1,000 residents have been served a pre-evacuation notices.
Telegraph Fire - Update: 7-28-08 1400 hrs - Highway 140 closed - Fire is 27,000 acres in size and continues to be only 10 percent contained
Telegraph fire is getting very active, Highway 140 closed- CHP was escorting vehicles, now hard closure due to fire activity a hard closure placed on 140 near Briceburg bridge, Fire is impinging on highway 140 along a Two mile stretch northeast of Briceburg bridge towards Yosemite park.
Fire is threat to jump highway 140 towards park... Extreme fire activity, spotting is possible - Highway 140 four miles from Briceburg junction.
Fire threatening to jump 140 towards Yosemite National Park area. Four s-2's on the way, Fire is also threatening North East side of firelines, Mt. bullion repeater site.
Fire is also flaring on Indian dozer line - Also AA wants GPS 37.40.7 120.04.83 hit hard.

- Public Meeting -
This evening CAL Fire, the Mariposa County Fire Department, the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office and the C.H.P. will be hosting a seven o'clock meeting at the Mariposa County High School Auditorium for all concerned residents.

Damages: 12 residences have been destroyed along with 27 outbuildings.
More to come