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Friday, July 10, 2009

GACC: This mornings News and Notes

Southern California: OSCC 07-10-09 0800 hrs

Shotgun Fire - CA-SQF-002025, Incident is being managed by a Type 3 organization. IC (Sanders) Fire remains 900 acres and is 50% MMA, 90 Total personnel assigned

Lion Fire - CA-SQF-2139 (Yearwood Type 3 IC) Fire has consumed 114 acres and is 57% MMA and is location 1 mile north of beach meadow on the Kern plateau in Tulare County. Fire is burning in Jeffrey pine, mix conifer, and lodge pole with montane chaparral fuel models: 5,8,9,10 and 11 and is creeping through mixed conifer forest with occasional single / small group tree torching - spotting up to 1/8 mile. A monitor/confine/contain strategy is being used with plan to herd the fire in a northerly direction to higher elevation and mixed conifer forest. Fire effects have been good. Incident is Lightning caused and is being managed for resources benefit purposes. Wind Speed (mph): 3-6 Temperature:77 Wind Direction: SW Relative Humidity:10-15% 40 Total personnel assigned.

Northern California: ONCC 07-10-09 0800 hrs

The Backbone Incident is 25 percent contained at 4,939 acres. Spike camps have been established. Red Spot fire (on the northern end of the incident) has doubled in size, and is burning in the Eight mile drainage.

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Friday, July 10, 2009