News and Notes: California Fire Situation 08-07-09

Friday, August 7, 2009

News and Notes: California Fire Situation 08-07-09

Northern California GACC - ONCC - News and Notes:

Nor Cal Weather: Well below normal temperatures and higher humidity will continue today as the low pressure moves slowly eastward. A few showers and wet thunderstorms are also expected in the northern and eastern areas. Warmer, drier weather will return this weekend under higher pressure with warmest inland temps back near 100 Sunday. Some fairly light northerly winds will help with the drying and warming and lower overnight humidity recovery in some areas.

Shasta-Trinity National Forest received 885 lightning strikes yesterday, with 12 fires reported so far.

Hat Creek Complex CA LNF update - 10,125 acres 40 percent contained.

SHU Lightning Complex update - 14,504 acres 28 percent contained.

Southern California GACC - OSCC - News and Notes:

Winchester CA-RRU-069066 Fire is 225 acres and is 100% contained all evacuation orders have been lifted, and the evacuation center has be closed.

Knight CA-STF-002207 Fire is 6,138 acres and is 80% contained. Transfer of command from Johnson’s Type 2 Incident Management Team, to a Type 3 Incident happened today at 0600. Incident Commander is John Lucas with trainee Shan Baker. A thermal imaging flight of the fire was flown yesterday, very little activity was observed along control lines, interior heat is diminishing. There was not a night shift last night. Fire activity was minimal.

Ponderosa CA-LPF-2563 Fire remains at 458 acres, and is 100% contained. Large de-mobilization that started yesterday will continue through this morning. Fire activity is minimal with some smoldering fuels within the containment lines. Mop-up is continuing as is patrolling in all divisions.

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Type I IMT - National Rotation
* 2 hr. Southern Area
* 8 hr: Southwest
* 24 hr: California

Type II IMT - Regional Rotation
* 2 hr: SC Joseph
* 8 hr: CC

Type I IMT - Regional Rotation
* 2 hr: Pincha-Tulley
* 8 hr: Opliger
* 24 hr: Dietrich

Type II IMT - Local Rotation
* 2 hr:Swarztlander
* 8 hr:
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National Interagency Coordination Center - Incident Management Situation Report
Friday, August 7, 2009 – 0530 MDT
National Preparedness Level 3
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Heavy (329 new fires)
New large fires: 12 (*)
Large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires : ** 39
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 15
Nationally, there are 86 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.
A Type 1 Incident Management Team (Molumby) has been mobilized to the Haig Camp Complex near Hope, British Columbia, Canada.

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Friday, August 7, 2009