CA-LPF- Chalk - Wild land Fire - 13,410 acres and 80% contained

Fire update Information - for Chalk Wildland Fire Incident
Command of the fire transitioned to a Type-II Incident Command Team (CCIIMT7) on 10/18/08 at 6:00am.

Chalk (CA-LPF-2754) Current acreage is 13,410 acres and 80% contained. Southerly winds continued to push the fire north into the north fork of Lime Kiln Creek last night before remnants of a hurricane unexpectedly moved through the area early this morning dropping one to two tenths of an inch of rain over the fire area.
Rollout continues to be a problem with the western progression of the fire down to a point 300 yards above structures and improvements in Lime Kiln State Park.
Significant resources (hand crews, engines and dozers) are engaged in structure protection. Weather for today will be cloudy, but northeast winds and hotter and drier conditions are predicted again for the coming week.
Highway-1 is open. Nacimiento-Fergusson Road remains closed, as well as South Coast Ridge Road, south to Willow Creek Road.

Chalk Fire perimeters10-18-08.

Chalk Fire perimeters10-17-08.

Report Date: 0700 hrs 18-OCT-08
Burnt Area: 13,410 acres and 80% contained,(2% increase from yesterday)
Location: Monterey County, CA (22 miles Southwest of King City, Ca)
Cause: Under Investigation
Incident Team Type: Type-II Incident Command Team (CCIIMT7)
Team Leader:
Containment Status: 93% contained)
Expected Containment: 20-OCT-08
Fuels: Large volume of dead and down material in 0.00 338PRIM
Fire behavior: Short uphill runs and backing fire.
Terrain: Extreme
Growth potential: Medium
Planned actions: Structure prep, re-establish anchor points, direct line and burnout.
Firefighter injuries to date: 17
Structures threatened: 9
Structures destroyed: 0
Suppression cost to date: $17,023,259
Firefighting Resources: 10/17 @1500 - Crews: 7, Engines: 19, Helicopters: 11,
Air tankers: 10, Dozers: 2
Total personnel assigned: 338