CA-SQF-Bull Fire -Wildland Fire - 4,200 acres

Bull Fire(CA-SQF-2701) Update 0800 7-27: now 4,500 acres with 5% percent containment.
 Opliger’s Type I Incident Management Team will assume command of the incident at 1800 tonight.Rapid rates of spread were observed during the evening.
Evacuations and road closures are now in effect. There are 5 residences that were damaged.

Incident Overview

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At approximately 1350 yesterday, Firefighters from the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land management and Kern County Fire Department responded to a report of a wildland fire in the Bull Run Creek area, off Burlando Road, in Kernville. The fire was burning on National Forest lands in grass, brush and scattered pines. First on scene reported the fire to be between 3-5 acres. At approximately 3:00 pm the fire began to burn downslope towards the north and east and 100-125 acres were reported. By 3:15 pm the fire began to spot, to the north, as much as 1/8 of a mile out from the front of the fire. Evacuations were put into place for the Burlando Road/Burma Road area on the west side of the Kern River, just south of the point of origin. At the same time evacuations of the community of Riverkern, on the east side of the Kern River, were put into place. The fire crossed the Kern River and established itself in the community of Riverkern, adjacent to the many residences. At this time the fire was reported to be 500 acres and fire was burning actively on both sides of the Kern River.

Road Closures: The California Highway Patrol has a closure in place on Mountain Highway 99 from Kernville to Fairview (16 miles up river). There is also a closure on Burlando Road - open to residents only. 

Personnel: Between 500-550 personnel are on the fire at this time and additional firefighting forces are enroute. Rocky Opligers Type-1 Incident Management Team (Team 4) will be assigned to the fire tomorrow (7/27/2010).

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Human
Date of Origin	Monday July 26th, 2010 approx. 01:46 AM
Location	Kernville,Ca.
Incident Commander	Mike Ryan

Current Situation

Total Personnel	550
Size	4,200 acres
Fuels Involved	Grass and brush.
Fire Behavior	Active burning on all divisions today and most likely tomorrow. Projected movement: North and east.
Significant Events	Evacuations on Burma Road in Kernville (off Burlando Road) and evacuations of the community of Riverkern. Roads Closures: Mt. 99 closed from Kernville, to Fairview (Approximately 16 miles). Also, Sherman Pass Road is closed at the Blackrock intersection on the Kern Plateau.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Firefighters are: Continuing structure protection, Holding existing firelines and continuing construction of new handlines
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	High
Remarks	Major problems are the urban interface and terrain. 1,200 structures are threatened and 5 are damaged. Values at risk are life and property. Lake Isabella Senior Center has been set up for evacuees.

# Bull Fire resource notes: TUU sending st 9140c 4112, 4152, 4183, 4162, 4164, 4163 / BDF sending E3630 E336 E14 E50 E52 about 14 hours ago via web

LP HOTSHOTS, H-528, H-530, and HT-669 more rotary on order, 6 AT working fire

More info: Inciweb - Link