CA-CZU - Lockheed Fire - Wildland Fire(Heavy Timber)- 6,843 acres 40%

Lockheed Fire Incident Information: Santa Cruz County Wildland Fire

Threatened: More than 250 residence are currently threatened in the Swanton and Bonny Doon communities.
Evacuations: Evacuations remain for the communities of Bonny Doon and Swanton affecting 2,000-2,400 people.

An evacuation center has been established at the Vintage Church at Hwy 1 and Mission. A large animal evacuation center has been set up at the Watsonville fairgrounds and a small animal evacuation center has been established at 7th & Rodriguez.

Lockheed Fire Satellite and Perimeter Map

Update: 08-15-09 - 18:00hrs - 6,843 acres - 40% containment
2 outbuildings damaged. Four big Cat D-8 dozers and some smaller D-6, D-5 Cat's being led by a John Deer cutting line from DP-6 to the Great Pacific Fire break. Stay safe!

Update: 08-15-09 - 05:00hrs - Monterey County Strike Team Deployment Update; 4th Strike Team Deployed.
Monterey County Type 1 Strike Team 2175A -STL CH5202 North County Fire, Engines - North County Fire, Salinas City Fire, Marina Fire, Salinas Rural Fire, Presido Of Monterey Fire - Deployed 8/12 @ 2357 Hrs.
Monterey County / Santa Clara County Type 1 OES Strike Team 2804A - STL CH5500 Salinas Rural Fire, Engines - OES312 Carmel Valley Fire , OES326 Salinas Rural Fire, OES356 North County Fire , OES289 Santa Clara County, OES327 UTF - Deployed 8/13 @ 0320 Hrs
Monterey County Type 3 Strike Team 2176C - STL CH6406 Monterey Fire, Engines - Salinas City Fire, Seaside Fire, Monterey Fire, Soledad Fire, Fort Hunter Liggett - Deployed 8/13 @ 1514 Hrs.
Monterey County Type 1 Strike Team 2177A - STL CH5203 North County Fire, Engines - Monterey Fire, Monterey Fire, Pebble Beach, Carmel, Hollister - Deployed 8/15 @ 0400 Hrs
Mixed Strike Team from Imperial and San Diego County enroute to Lockheed Fire at 0040hrs. OES-6106A with OES 306, OES 336 from SD County. Unsure of others.

Incident Command: Major Incident Command Team: CAL FIRE ICT #9
Date/Time Started: August 12, 2009 7:16 pm
Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE San Mateo - Santa Cruz Unit
County: Santa Cruz County
Location: Bonny Doon area - Smith Drainage
Acres Burned: 6,843 acres
Structures Destroyed: 2 outbuildings damaged
Injuries: 1
Cause: Under Investigation
Cooperating Agencies: CAL FIRE, Santa Cruz County Sherriff

Resources: Total Fire Personnel: 2,028
Engines: 279
Fire crews: 24
Helicopters: 14
Dozers: 30
Water tenders: 17

Costs to date: $ 5.2 million

Conditions: Major problems and concerns continue to be the weather, steep terrain and limited access to the fire’s perimeter. Conditions continue to be very fluid and may change quickly based on weather actors.
Several road closures are in effect in the fire area and are being coordinated by the Santa Cruz County Sheriffs Department and the California Highway Patrol.
Video: clip with 3-D view of fire area, under wildfire video near top of page: http://kron4.com/News/SpecialCoverag...9/Default.aspx
Phone Numbers: (831) 335-0378 (Lockheed Fire Information )
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