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Sunday, May 24, 2009

CA-SBC-Aliso - Grass Fire - 320 acres Santa Barbra County

Update: 1650hrs- 320 acres as of 1650 hrs.
Update: 1620hrs- 2 Air Tankers have made their first drops and have been directed to load and return at Paso Robles.
Update: 1615hrs- Fire moving from SRA toward USFS lands in a southeast direction.
Update: 1600hrs- Per AA-07...150 acres, wind driven (15 mph from west), grass and medium brush.
Structure threat: Structures threatened within .5 miles of head.
IC requested one Type III Engine S/T IMMEDIATE NEED, one Type II Engine S/T IMMEDIATE NEED, two additional air tankers (any type, in addition to the initial two ordered at dispatch) and one additional copter (one on scene already)
Four air Tankers en route from Porterville.

View CA-SBC-Aliso Wildland Fire in a larger map

Location: Aliso Canyon Road. Southwest of New Cuyama. Google Map - Link
Reported location: Highway 166 and Aliso Canyon Road, New Cuyama, California
Initial Sizeup: 1545hrs - 10-15 acres, Moderate Rate of Spread in grass.
Aliso IC
Initial resources: Santa Barbara Co Type-3 strike team - 9322 C
Engines 331, 318, 351, 332, 314, Battalion 513
LPF-E37
LPF-E72
LPF-E74
LPF-C4
LPF-WT4
LPF-BC32
LPF-PT37
SBC-E41
From SLU: BC 3416, Engines- 3467, 3473, 3484, Dozer- 3440, Cuesta Crew- 2, 3
AA- 07
Comms:
Command channel - SBC Channel 3, 153.9800
Tac - CA White 3 - 154.2950
Air to Ground - 151.2200 (CalFire)
Online scanner: Aliso IC -http://santabarbara.ca.scanamerica.us/index.php

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

CA-SBC-Aliso - Grass Fire - 320 acres Santa Barbra County

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