Telegraph Fire perimeter mapGeo Mac/Modis fire perimeters
Map of active fire last 48 hours - California Fire News
- Significant road closures in the area of the fire. Midpines, Mariposa, Greeley Hill, Coulterville, Bear Valley, Mt Bullion Camp.
- Power out to Yosemite Valley.
- Numerous So Cal strike teams mobilized for this fire yesterday and should be arriving today.
- Dozer line and hand line will dominate suppression efforts due to extreme topography and fuels.
- The fire made major runs in all directions. Extreme fire behavior was observed. Flame lengths of up to 100 feet were reported.
- No recorded fire history in the area for the past 100 years.
Growth Potential - Extreme
Difficulty of Terrain - Extreme
| Last Updated: | July 26, 2008, 8:00 pm | |
| Date/Time Started: | June 25, 2008, 3:15 pm | |
| Administrative Unit: | CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit | |
| County: | Mariposa County | |
| Location: | Telegraph Road and Sherlock Road in the Midpines Area. | |
| Acres Burned: | 16,000 acres | |
| Containment: | 0% contained | |
| Structures Threatened: | 2,000 residences in the communities of Midpines, Mariposa, Greeley Hill, Coulterville, Bear Valley, and Mt. Bullion Camp | |
| Evacuations: | Evacuation order is in place for the Midpines community. Evacuation warnings are in place for residences in the immediate area of the fire. An evacuation center has been established at the Mariposa High School. | |
| Cooperating Agencies: | CAL FIRE, Mariposa County Fire, Mariposa Sheriffs Department, BLM, USFS, CCC, and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. | |
| Resources Committed : | 884 Total Resources: 1 AirAttack, 4 AirTankers, 3 Helicopters, 94 Engines, 20 Hand Crews, 24 Dozers, and 3 Watertenders. | |
| Conditions: | The fire is burning in the Merced River Drainage, on both sides of the river. The fire is burning with a rapid rate of spread. Accessibility problems due to steep, rocky and isolated terrain. CAL FIRE Incident Command Team #8 has taken command of the fire. | |
| Fire Information: | (209) 966-4784 or (209) 966-4785 | |
Aircraft Resources:
Fixed wings: T81, T82, T80, T100, T66, T42, T55, T07, MAFFS and the DC-10. Aerial attack supervision was provided by AA15, AA460, AA440, LC1 and B7.
The MAFFS and T910 were reloading out of McClellan and the S2T aircraft were loading out of the Columbia AAB.
Rotary wings: C404 and C406 shuttling strike teams of crews in and several copters dropping water.
Communications:
Calfire MMU is assigned the following channels:
Freq. Tone
Local - 151.460mhz - 123.0hz
Command 1 - 151.355mhz - 103.5hz
Command 2 - 151.265mhz - 103.5hz
Command 4 - 151.400mhz - 103.5hz
Tac 6 - 151.325mhz
Tac 7 - 151.340mhz
Tac 8 - 151.370mhz
Air Tactics 6 - 151.310mhz
We have a home on French Camp Rd in Mariposa, but are currently in the Bay Area - can anyone tell me if there is an evacuation for French Camp Rd. - are these home threatened?
ReplyDeleteTrying to get in touch with family. What are the contact numbers for Red Cross and the Evac Center?
ReplyDeleteMy sister was evacuated from Mid Pines and calls me every 2 hours to have me check your site. I sincerely appreciated the fire updates. God help all those affected by this and all wildfires this season.
ReplyDeleteMy sister wonders how her house faired in the triage report.
Lynn, West Whitlock was evacuated and homes burned at the end of East Whitlock connecting to West Whitlock. Mykle Oaks evacuated. I would imagin that French Camp is evacuated or on alert.
ReplyDeleteLynn:
ReplyDeleteFrench camp road isn't closed yet according to http://goldrushcam.com/2008/mariposa%20news/mariposa_news%20279.htm
Which was updated at 9
209-966-1133 and 209-966-1133 for evacuation notices and updates.
ReplyDeleteOOPS!! 209-966-1133 and 209-966-4784
ReplyDeleteGary:
ReplyDeleteI can't find a number for the evac center you may try sheriff's dispatch at 209.966.3615
Thanks to all who answered my question re: French Camp Rd and gave me info - I'll keep checking the blog for updates and wish everyone the best of luck with this horrible fire! And thank God for our firefighters - hopefully they all stay safe!
ReplyDelete/27/2008 11:44:00 AM By Dan Tucker
ReplyDeleteThe Telegraph fire has now grown to over 20,000 acres. CAL FIRE officials state that there has been "significant structure loss," but they are unable to provide an exact number because firefighters haven't been able to return to areas containing structures due to erratic fire behavior. A damage assessment crew has been requested.
CAl FIRE will begin a firing operation on Buckhorn Ridge and Burma Grade near Briceburg today in an effort to put a semi-circle of fuel-depleted land in front of the advancing blaze. If it is successful, the operation will provide anchor points on two sides of the fire, and in the middle.
There are a number of residents still under pre-evacuation orders. Mosher Road, Telegraph Road, Whitlock Road, Cory Pine Road, Sherlock Road, Salamander Road, Colorado Road, Davis Road, Rumbly Mine Road and Rancheria Creek Roads are all under evacuation orders.
On the north side of Mariposa County, Dogtown Road, Texas Hill and Wagner Roads are under pre-evacuation orders.
Some fire lines were established on the ridge lines overnight as the perimeter of the fire settled down, but the center of the fire continued to rage overnight. "Right now the fire is dictating to us what we can do," said Incident Commander Bill Hodson following Sunday morning's briefing.
Hodson has stepped aside as incident commander as CAL FIRE Team 8 takes charge of the unified command that includes the Mariposa County Sheriff's Department, Mariposa County Fire, and the U.S. Forest Service.
Further information will be available on this Web site as it is released. Look for a complete story and photo coverage of the massive Telegraph fire in the next Mariposa Gazette. For additional information, call the Mariposa County Sheriff's Departments Event Information Line at 966-1133.
French camp is on alert.
ReplyDeleteTelegraph Fire - Evacuations now! - 11:40am - French Camp Rd, Lakeview Road in Mariposa - Your Cal Fire News editor
ReplyDeletecheck out goldrushcam.com
ReplyDeleteJust heard: Grosjean Road, French Camp Road and the hospital is being evacuated
ReplyDelete(Sunday, July 27, 12:05 p.m.) The Mariposa County Sheriff's Department's event information line has just released the following additional evacuation orders; The following areas are under current evacuation order and the roadways are closed to the public: Foran, Avoca Vale, Alta Vista and Grosjean, Lake view, Serpentine, PennyRoyal, French Camp. The event information number is 966-1133. CAL FIRE's Web address for fire information ishttp://www.fire.ca.gov/index_incidents.php
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I know it was already listed below, but again, the number to call for information is (209) 966-1133. They have been pretty good about updating the information and if you have any other special or specific needs, call Mariposa County Sheriff's Dept. at (209) 966-3615.
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