California Report: Wildland Fires today

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

California Report: Wildland Fires today

National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (105 new fires)
New large fires: 5 (*)
Large fires contained: 4
Uncontained large fires : ** 28
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 9

Nationally, there are 99 large fires being managed with minimal or no resource
commitment that are not shown on today’s report.
** Uncontained large fires do not include confine/contain and
resource benefit incidents. **
Link to Geographic Area daily reports.
Link to Significant Potential Weather reports
A Type 1 Incident Management Team (Molumby) is assigned to the Terrace Mountain fire north of Kelowna,
British Columbia, Canada.

California News and Notes:

Southern California Area (PL 2)
New fires: 15
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed 1

La Brea, Los Padres NF. IMT1 (Pincha-Tulley). Twenty-one miles east of Santa Maria, CA. Chaparral and grass.
Active fire behavior with torching and long-range spotting. Structures threatened. Evacuations in effect.
Knight CA-STF-002207, 6,130 acres, 100% contained.

Northern California Area (PL 3)
New fires: 27
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 3
Type 1 IMTs committed 1

SHU Lightning (3 fires), Shasta-Trinity Unit, Cal Fire. Cal Fire IMT1 (Wenham). Three miles northeast of Burney,
CA. Timber. Backing fire. Residences threatened. Evacuations and road closures in effect.
08/11/09 1800 - SHU Lightning Incident is 17,154 acres and 67 percent contained. Evacuations and road closures remain in place.
The GACC experienced light IA today with 27 fires reported to North Ops. The Santa Clara Unit was busy with three starts that burned over 100 acres.

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How fires get their names

Every year in California thousands of wildfires start throughout the state. In most cases, the dispatch center sending the initial resources to a wildland fire will designate a name for the fire, but the first on scene engine or fire official can also name the incident. Fires are usually named for the area in which they start – a geographical location, local landmark, street, lake, mountain, peak, etc. Quickly naming the fire provides responding fire resources with an additional locater, and allows fire officials to track and prioritize incidents by name. For example during the Southern California Fire Siege of 2003, the largest wildland fire in California history, the Cedar Fire in San Diego County, was named after the Cedar Creek Falls area where it started. The destructive Old Fire, which burned during the same time period in San Bernardino County, was named after the road along which it started - Old Waterman Canyon Road.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2009