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Saturday, May 9, 2009

CA-LPF- Jesusita fire - 8,733 acres 40%

Jesusita Fire Fact Sheet as of May 9, 2009 at 0900
Acres burned: 8,733 Containment: 40%
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Update: 050909 Saturday 1700hrs - CA-LPF- Jesusita fire - 8,733 acres 40% Containment

Update: Noon Saturday - 8,700+ acres 40% - Mandatory evacuation zones - Lifted as of noon to include the area south of Highway 192 between Highway 154 and Mission Canyon Road, as well as the area south of Cathedral Oaks Road between Patterson Avenue and Turnpike Road.
Weather: Fog, drizzle and calm breezes moved into Santa Barbara this morning.
Acres burned: 8,700
Containment: 30%.
Structure damage: About 80 homes damaged or destroyed.

Update: 1100hrs - Sheriff - mandatory evacuation orders downgraded to evacuation warnings for most of the populated areas that had been threatened since Tuesday.
Sheriff Bill Brown announced that mandatory evacuation orders were being downgraded to evacuation warnings for the bulk of the populated areas threatened by the fire since Tuesday.

The evacuation orders are being lifted in stages over several hours to avoid traffic jams.

Update: 1015hrs 5909- Weather Conditions for Jesusita fire

LPF Portable 03 RAWS - TR154
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Current time: May 9, 2009 - 17:13 GMT
Most Recent Observations at May 9, 2009 - 16:21 GMT

	16:21	Max since Midnight	Min since Midnight	24 Hour Max	24 Hour Min
Temperature	79.0° F	79.0 at 16:21	48.0 at 11:21	92.0 at 23:21	48.0 at 11:21
Dew Point	38.0° F	38.7 at 15:21	27.7 at 11:21	38.7 at 15:21	26.9 at 21:21
Relative Humidity	23%	54 at 13:21	23 at 16:21	54 at 13:21	11 at 21:21
Wind Speed	3 mph from SSW	3 at 16:21	0 at 7:21	4 at 19:21	0 at 4:21
Wind Gust	8 mph	8 at 16:21	3 at 7:21	16 at 19:21	3 at 7:21
Solar Radiation	395.0 W/m*m	395.0 at 16:21	0.0 at 7:21	534.0 at 20:21	0.0 at 4:21
Fuel Temperature	83.0° F	83.0 at 16:21	45.0 at 13:21	96.0 at 21:21	45.0 at 13:21
10 hr Fuel Moisture	4 gm	5 at 14:21	4 at 7:21	5 at 14:21	2 at 23:21

ID: TR154
NAME: LPF03 PORTABLE
LATITUDE: 34.9981
LONGITUDE: -120.1878
ELEVATION: 2000 ft
MNET: RAWS

Update: 0930hrs 5909- Acres burned: 8,700 Containment: 30%.
Resources:
Total Personnel: 4,222 (1,948 CAL FIRE)
Engines: 499 (80 CAL FIRE)
Hand Crews: 101 (82 CAL FIRE)
Water tenders: 31
Dozers: 33 (18 CAL FIRE)
Damage Estimate: 80 homes damaged or destroyed.
Evacuation orders: Have displaced 30,500 residents from their homes.
Weather: Fog, drizzle and calm breezes moved into Santa Barbara this morning, aiding firefighters five-days into their assault against the Jesusita fire.
Fire Status: 8,700 Acres burned(this acreage reflects a more accurate computation of acres burned last night and today) - Containment: 30%

Damage assessment: In progress - initial estimate is 80 homes that have been damaged or destroyed.
Evacuations: Approximately 12,204 properties have been evacuated, affecting approximately 30,500 people.
Residences threatened: 3500-Commercial properties threatened: 10
Firefighter injuries to date: 11
Resources:
Total Personnel: 4,222 (1,948 CAL FIRE)
Engines: 499 (80 CAL FIRE)
Hand Crews: 101 (82 CAL FIRE)
Water tenders: 31
Dozers: 33 (18 CAL FIRE)
Helicopters: 15
Air Tankers: 14
(fixed wing air tankers and some helicopters only can operate during daylight hours)

Cause: Under investigation -Tip line: 805-686-5074-
Air quality: Warning remains in effect.
Estimated costs to date: 3.2 million dollars

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildland Fire
Cause	Under Investigation
Date of Origin	Tuesday May 05th, 2009 aprox 01:30 PM
Location	North West of Mission Cyn in Santa Barbara Co
Incident Commander	Unified Command

Current Situation

Total Personnel	4,222 (1,948 CAL FIRE)
Size	8,700 acres
Percent Contained	30%
Fuels Involved	Chaparral (6 Feet)
Fire Behavior	Long range spotting continued until mid-morning with slow upslope fire progression against the wind during the day.
Significant Events	On the Northwest side of the fire line construction on East Camino Cielo is 80% complete. Air tankers were able to work more of the fire perimeter.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Perimeter control, continue structure protection, engage fire where opportunities present themselves, continue line construction, mop-up and patrol structures.
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme
Remarks	If the Red Flag conditions continue, control strategies will be challenged. The fire is in unified command with CALFIRE, U.S. Forest Service, Santa Barbara County Fire Department and Santa Barbara City Fire Department. Operational periods for fire fighters consist of 24-hour shifts. The DC-10 airtanker provided 3 airdrops in conjunction with direct support of handline construction.

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	6 (g16) mph SE
Temperature	87-96 degrees
Humidity	6-11%

Everyone is asked to please conserve water !

Jesusita Fire Evacuations

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EVACUATION ORDERS

The mandatory evacuation order is expanded to include westbound State Street from Constance to La Cumbre, north on La Cumbre to La Colina Road, west on La Colina Road to Hwy 154, Hwy 154 south to Us 101, west on Us 101 to Patterson, north on Patterson to San Jose Creek to Camino Cielo. All points north of us 101 boundary are under mandatory evacuation order. All areas north of Sycamore Canyon Road and East Valley Road (Highway 192) between El Cielito Road and Gibraltar Road on the western boundary to Hot Springs Road north to East Camino Cielo on the eastern boundary. ALL OTHER PREVIOUS MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER AREAS REMAIN IN EFFECT.

EVACUATION WARNINGS

The evacuation warning area is expanded to include Alamar at de la Vina, west on Alamar to Junipero St, west on Junipero St to us 101, north on us 101 to upper State Street, east on State Street to De La Vina south to Alamar Street. Warnings also continue from State Street and De La Vina, De La Vina to Anapamu, Anapamu to Anacapa, Anacapa south to De la Guerra, De la Guerra to Milpas, Milpas south to Quinientos Street, Quinientos Street to Clifton Street To Eucalyptus Hill Road, Eucalyptus Hill Road to Barker Pass, Barker Pass to Hwy 192 (Sycamore Canyon Road), Hwy 192 (Sycamore Canyon Road) west to Stanwood Drive. The evacuation warning area in the southwest is expanded to include from Alamar Ave. at State Street, south on Alamar Ave to the Hwy 101, 101 west to the Hwy 154, 154 north to La Colina, La Colina east to La Cumbre, La Cumbre south to State Street, and State Street east to Alamar.

New Road Closures

Highway 154 is closed at US Highway 101

Evacuation Shelter Location

Dos Pueblos High School (at capacity7266 Alameda Avenue, Goleta

687-1331

Multi-Activity Center

UC Santa Barbara at Mesa and Ocean Roads

Key Phone Numbers

County Jesusita Fire Call Center - 805-681-5197
Evacuation Shelter (Red Cross) - 687-1331
Animal Services Hotline - 805-681-4332

Road Closure Information

Road Closure Hotline - 805-568-3006
http://www.countyofsb.org/pwd/roads/closure.htm

The following schools will be closed for Friday, May 8, 2009

Santa Barbara Elementary District:

Adams Elementary
Cleveland Elementary
Cesar Chavez Charter
Franklin Elementary
Open Alternative School
Parma Children's Center
Peabody Charter
Roosevelt Elementary
Santa Barbara Community Academy
Home School Santa Barbara on the Monte Vista campus

Santa Barbara High School District:

Community Day School
La Colina Junior High
La Cumbre Junior High
Santa Barbara Junior High
Santa Barbara High
San Marcos High

Goleta School District:

Mountain View School
Kellogg School
Foothill School
Hollister School
El Camino School
Isla Vista School
La Patera School
Brandon School
Ellwood School

Cold Spring School District:

Cold Spring School

Hope School District:

Hope School
Monte Vista School

Other Schools:

Olive Grove Charter School
El Puente Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County Education Office program)
Summit High School (SBCEO program)
Crane County Day School

The City of Santa Barbara has set up public information kiosks in the following locations

Paseo Nuevo (State and De La Guerra Streets)
Loreto Plaza (State Street and Las Positas Road)
Scolari's Food Co. (222 North Milpas Street)
Lazy Acres (302 Meigs Road)
1400 Block of East Valley Road (Lower Village) Montecito

Animal Shelter Locations

Large animals: Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real - Santa Barbara
Small animals: Call the Animal Services Hotline - 805-681-4332

The Internet:
California Fire News - http://calfire.blogspot.com/
City of Santa Barbara website at http://www.santabarbaraca.gov
County of Santa Barbara website at http://www.countyofsb.org

Television:
CityTV Channel 18
County of Santa Barbara TV Channel 20
KEYT-TV Channel 3

Radio Stations:
FM: KCSB-91.9; KSYV-96.7; KTYD-99.9; KSBL-101.7; KRAZ-105.9
AM: KTMS-990; KZSB-1290; KUHL-1410; KINF-1440
Spanish language FM stations KSPE-94.5 and KIST-107.7

Unit Information

Los Padres National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
6755 Hollister Avenue
Suite 150
Goleta, CA 93117

Incident Contact

Jesusita Fire Call Center

Incident Cooperators

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