| Telegraph Fire Incident Information: Telegraph Fire Incident Fact Sheet Sunday, August 3, 2008 Morning Update Unified Command –CAL FIRE, U.S. Forest Service Mariposa County Sheriff and Mariposa County Fire Department Fire Information - Phone (209) 966-4784 Media Information – Phone (209) 742-7964 Evacuation Hotline (209) 966-1133 (recorded) | ||
| Last Updated: | August 3, 2008 8:00 am | |
| 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: | 34,091 acres | |
| Containment | 90% contained | |
| Expected Containment: | Full containment expected on August 4, 2008. | |
| Structures Threatened: | No current threat | |
| Structures Destroyed: | 21 Residences and 33 Outbuildings | |
| Injuries: | 37 minor | |
| Evacuations: | 8/2 - All evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted. (7/31) - Residents allowed back into evacuated areas. Click Here. | |
| Cause: | Human (Target Shooting) | |
| Estimated Cost: | $31.6 million | |
| Resources Committed : | 3,2,89 Personnel (2,115 CAL FIRE) 260 Fire Engines 80 Hand Crews 31 Dozers 44 Watertenders 7 Helicopters 4 Airtankers | |
| Cooperating Agencies: | CAL FIRE, Mariposa County Fire, Mariposa Sheriffs Department, BLM, USFS, National Park Service, OES, CCC, CHP, and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. | |
| Conditions: | No anticipated growth unless a significant event occurs. Interior islands continue to experience significant fire behavior with no direct threat to the primary containment lines. Concerns still remain in the northeastern portion of the fire. Air support will be critical in holding efforts. Fire suppression repair is ongoing. Significant demobilization of resources is in progress. Road restrictions on Highway 140 East of Mariposa may affect access to Yosemite National Park. Visitors to Yosemite National Park are encouraged to explore other access routes. Various other road restrictions remain in place in and around the fire area. Sherlock Road remains closed to residents. For the latest highway conditions visit Caltrans. | |
| Phone Numbers: | (209) 966-4784 or (209) 966-4785 Evacuation Hotline: (209) 966-1133 (recorded) | |
Telegraph Fire Incident Information: Telegraph Fire Incident Fact Sheet
Sunday, August 3, 2008 Morning Update
Unified Command –CAL FIRE, U.S. Forest Service
Mariposa County Sheriff and Mariposa County Fire Department
Fire Information - Phone (209) 966-4784
Media Information – Phone (209) 742-7964
Evacuation Hotline (209) 966-1133 (recorded)
Last Updated: August 3, 2008 8:00 am
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: 34,091 acres
Containment 90% contained
Expected Containment: Full containment expected on August 4, 2008.
Structures Threatened: No current threat
Structures Destroyed: 21 Residences and 33 Outbuildings
Injuries: 37 minor
Evacuations:
8/2 - All evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted.
(8/1) - Residents allowed back into evacuated areas. Click Here.
(7/31) - Residents allowed back into evacuated areas. Click Here.
(7/30) - Residents allowed back into evacuated areas. Click Here.
For the latest on current evacuations contact (209) 966-1133.
Evacuation Information:
Mariposa Elementary School
5044 Jones St, Mariposa
Evacuations: All evacuation orders and warnings were lifted as of 2200 on 08/02/2008.
Evacuation Center: The evacuation center at Mariposa Elementary School is now closed. A Red Cross Local Assistance and Distribution Center has been established at the Midpines Community Center.
Animal Evacuations: Contact the animal evacuation hotline at 209-966-3615.
Community Meetings: Community meetings have been suspended due to residents being allowed home.
Cause: Human (Target Shooting)
Estimated Cost: $31.6 million
Resources Committed : 3,2,89 Personnel (2,115 CAL FIRE)
260 Fire Engines
80 Hand Crews
31 Dozers
44 Watertenders
7 Helicopters
4 Airtankers
Cooperating Agencies: CAL FIRE, Mariposa County Fire, Mariposa Sheriffs Department, BLM, USFS, National Park Service, OES, CCC, CHP, and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Conditions:
No anticipated growth unless a significant event occurs. Interior islands continue to experience significant fire behavior with no direct threat to the primary containment lines. Concerns still remain in the northeastern portion of the fire. Air support will be critical in holding efforts. Fire suppression repair is ongoing. Significant demobilization of resources is in progress.
Road restrictions: Fire operations on and near Highway 140 East of Mariposa may affect access to Yosemite National Park. Visitors to Yosemite National Park are encouraged to explore other access routes. Various other road restrictions remain in place in and around the fire area. Sherlock Road remains closed to residents. For the latest highway conditions visit Caltrans.
The incident will have a North operations area (Incident Command Team # 6) and a South operations area (Incident Command Team #8).
Telegraph Fire fact sheet
Fire Name: Telegraph
Geographic Location: Mariposa, Mt. Bullion, Bear Valley, Midpines, Briceburg, and Greeley Hill
Acres Burned: 34,091 acres (53 square miles)
Start Date and Time: 7/25/2008 @ 3:10 pm
Percent Contained: 90 percent
Estimated Containment Date: 08/04/2008
Cause: Target Shooting
Injuries: 9 reported yesterday, 37 total (all minor injuries)
Structures Destroyed: 21
Outbuildings Destroyed: 33
Structures threatened: 0
Resources
Crews: 80
Engines: 260
Helicopters: 7
Air Tankers: 4
Dozers: 31
Water Tender: 44
Total Personnel Assigned: 3,289
Cost to Date: $31,644,851
Current Situation:
No anticipated growth unless a significant event occurs. Interior islands continue to experience significant fire behavior with no direct threat to the primary containment lines. Concerns still remain in the northeastern portion of the fire. Air support will be critical in holding efforts. Fire suppression repair is ongoing. Significant demobilization of resources is in progress.
Current Threats: There is no threat to structures in the communities of Midpines, Mariposa, and Bear Valley.
Control Difficulties: Steep terrain, difficult access, dry vegetation, high temperatures, and low humidity.
Current Road Closures: Road restrictions on Highway 140 East of Mariposa may affect access to Yosemite National Park. Visitors to Yosemite National Park are encouraged to explore other access routes.
Cooperating Agencies: CHP, Merced County Sheriff, Mariposa SPCA, Air National Guard.
We all know whenever there's a natural disaster the vipers surface. Residents in the burn areas of the Telegraph fire suffered not only loss of property from the fire, but many have subsequently lost perfectly good trees to tree poachers posing as sub contractors for PG&E and the Forest Service. These people went into evacuated areas before residents were allowed in and cut down and hauled away trees for their own profit. On my property they cut down a seventy foot tall bull pine at least 100 years old and were only stopped from taking down another when our caretaker arrived. Unfortunately, the caretaker did not ask for ID, but they stopped their activity and quickly left. They said they were working for the Forest Service. The Forest Service does not enter private property! These people should be found and sued for willful destruction of private property, vandalism, and theft. If anyone enters your property get their name, license number and report them to the sheriff. Not that anything will happen. I for one remember Mike Wallace's 60 Minutes report on Mariposa, the most corrupt county in America.
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