CA-TUU-Elk

Vegetation Fire, Porterville Area, D-9, (2) fires, 3 mi. up Reservation Rd, 1- fire at Res. Rd at Rd 296, Rapid ROS ( 2 ac ), 2- Fire at Success Valley Rd at Res. Rd , Mod. ROS , Capt 82 at scene req. add. resources , This is the Elk Fire.

Local 151.190
Tac 8 151.370 Elk Fire, Tac 3 151.175 Rodeo Fire
Air 151.310
Air / Grnd 151.220
Air / Air 135.975

Batt. 4113 County Batt. 2 USFS Seq 2

AA 410
ATs 76, 480, 75, 74, 07, 78
Helo 522

Eng. 4152, 4154, 4163, 4164, 4173, 4183, 4184, 4181 County Patrols 20, 22 USFS 25, 91
Doz. 4141, 4143
Crews Mt. Home 2, 4
WT 19

11:44am: Elk IC req. 2 add. ATs, Reservation Rd closed both directions, naming the second fire the Rodeo IC, 2 add. dozers, and 2 add. Handcrews, and more overhead, 4113 reports 1st fire moving out, Rapid ROS, 4101 enroute, No structure threat at this time.

11:51am: 2nd fire will be on Tac 3 151.175, there was actually 3 fires but 2 and 3 are burning into 1 fire.

12:00pm: FKU sending dozers 4340, 4341 to the fire

12:06pm: Fresno sending two dozers, five type three now going

12:30pm: FKU sending a code 3 Type 3 ST to the fire

12:48pm: Rodeo IC req. an add. WT, 2- type 1 for structure protection, most resources coming in are being directed to the Rodeo Incident ( WT 15, Eng. 216, 20 )

12:49pm: Elk AA reports Elk fire and the Rodeo fire will burn into 1 fire with in 1 hour

1:03pm: 4101 reports Elk Fire is 600 + ac , no structure threat, Rodeo Fire is 400 + acres 2 structures threatened at this time

1:08pm: Division 4101 reported both fires at 1000 acres no containment advised 1 residential threatened at this point.

1:09pm: Elk AA req. an add. At to replace T 76 parked with mechanical problems

1:30pm: Elk IC reports potential to go to 4000 to 5000 acres

2:25pm: Weather for area is 101 deg. 26% humid. winds from the WNW 10 mph

2:40pm: Burn out operations on-going on the Elk portion

2:50pm: Tankers are on a load and hold at Porterville AB

2:53: SO OPS inquiring the need for a team, per IC negative on a team at this time.