CA-LPF- Chalk - Wildland Fire - 3,453 acres - 8%

Update: 09/30-1815 Chalk (CA-LPF-2754) has burned 3,453 acres and is 8% contained. The acreage increase is over a 24 hour burn period. Accurate data was not available at earlier. The incident will be in Unified Command with Fort Hunter Liggett tomorrow morning at 0600 hours.

Update: 08-30-08 - 08:30 hrs - 1100 personnel - Fire is expected to move south during next 12 hours, Advisory evacuations in Dempsey Flat area, and Beiar Property.
Fuels: Large volume of dead and down material in the fire fuel bed of Oak woodland and pockets of timber. There is no prior recorded fire history in this area.

Chalk Fire Perimeters
9-30-08 am
- Derived from GeoMac, Satellite and Situation reports -

Chalk Fire Perimeters
9-29-08 pm
- Derived from GeoMac, Satellite and Situation reports -

Evacuations: Update: 08-30-08 - 08:30 hrs - People are advised to evacuate the Dempsey Flat area and the Beiar Property.
The Monterey County Sheriff issued Mandatory Evacuation Order for the immediate fire area south of Chalk Peak and South Coast Ridge Road. Approximately 7 homes, 1 commercial property and 4 outbuildings are within the evacuation area. An Evacuation Advisory is in place for the Lucia, Mill Creek, Hare Creek and Limeklin State Park. The advisory warns residents to be prepared to evacuate should an order be issued.

Chalk Fire Update: 08-30-08 - 08:30 hrs - South Ops OSCC News and Notes:
(CA-LPF-2754) is 5% contained after burning 1,708 acres. People are advised to evacuate the Dempsey Flat area and the Beiar Property. There is a large volume of dead and down material in the fire fuel bed of Oak woodland and pockets of timber. There is no prior recorded fire history in this area.

Chalk Fire Update: 08-29-08 - 19:00 hrs - South Ops OSCC News and Notes:
(CA-LPF-2754) has burned 1,708 acres and is 5% contained. There is potential for fire spread in all directions with frequent spotting up to a 1/8 mile. Access to the fire is a concern with steep rugged terrain. The fire is burning in the Ventana Wilderness and evacuation orders are in place. Rollout significantly contributes to downhill spread.

Chalk Fire Update: 08-29-08 - 12:15 hrs - South Ops OSCC News and Notes:
(CA-LPF-2754), The fire continued to be very active last night with spotting and intense uphill runs on the northeast side.
Crews worked through the night constructing control lines. The fire has a high potential to move extremely quickly and erratically and the terrain is very steep.
Today crews will continue to construct hand line to keep the fire north of Prewitt Ridge, west of Del Venturi Road, south of the San Vicente Trail to San Antonio Trail and east of Highway 1. Crews will be supported by helicopters and air tankers.

Highway, Road and Area Closures: Nacimiento-Fergusson Road and South Coast Ridge Road are closed. Highway 1 is open.