North state update: over 800 acres burning in NOPS

Saturday, October 10, 2009

North state update: over 800 acres burning in NOPS

HIA-0221Mill Creek #4 IC: Approximately 685 + acres, still only 25% contained.
IC: Type 3 Fire, Unified Command with USFS and HIA. Tom Annand (USFS) and Greg Moon (HIA) are the IC's.
Behavior/Fuels/Terrain: Very heavy fuels, diffucult access, The fire has crossed Hopkins Creek to the North, (and burned onto the SRF Orleans R.D. ).which is something no one wanted to happen.
Ground: Numerous Type 3 Strike teams & Crews, many hotshots.
Aircraft: Heavy tankers and helicoptersworked fire all day.
Structure/resource threats: No houses or other improvements threatened now, and cultural Advisors are assigned to protect cultural sites.

HUU- Wilson IC #1: 5 Miles North of Klamath, East of Hwy 101 in the Wilson Creek Drainage, SRA. Started 10/9/09 at 2300 hours
• 20 acres of heavy timber in steep terrain
• Moderate rate of spread
• Temp 57, RH 29%, Wind ESE at 9 with gusts to 29
• No Threats.

HUU- Wilson IC #2: 5 Miles North of Klamath, East of Hwy 101 in the Wilson Creek Drainage SRA Started 10/9/09 at 2300 hours
• 125 acres of heavy timber in steep terrain
• Moderate rate of spread
• Temp 57, RH 29%, Wind ESE at 9 with gusts to 29
• No Threats

HUU- TALL:
Redwood National Park
National Park Service
Started 10/10/09 at 0400 hours

• 3 acres of heavy timber, hose lay around fire
• Slow rate of spread
• Temp 51, RH 50%, Wind N at 1 with gusts to 7
• No Threats

No comments:

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.

CAL FIRE is the largest fire department in California and the second largest fire department in the United States. CDF - CAL FIRE Firefighters answer the call more than 300,000 times a year. CAL FIRE Firefighters make up the fire department for 30 of our 58 counties in California and more than 100 local communities. We serve as the incident command during many of California’s most serious disasters. CAL FIRE Firefighters respond to many various types and forms of calls ranging from structural fires, to auto accidents, to earthquakes, to floods, to the spilling of hazardous materials, to every conceivable disaster; CAL FIRE answer's the calls. CAL FIRE is the largest fire department in California and the second largest fire department in the United States . CAL FIRE firefighters protect 33 million acres of State Responsibility Area (SRA). We have over 4,000 members within CAL FIRE and CAL FIRE is associated with the California Professional Firefighters (CPF) and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF).

CFN - CALIFORNIA FIRE NEWS - CAL FIRE NEWS

Saturday, October 10, 2009