CA-MVU-Cowboy - Wildland Fire - San Diego County, 827acres 82% contained

CA-MVU-Cowboy - San Diego County - Wildland fire - Extended attack - Started on BLM lands burning into SRA under DPA agreement

9-5-10 0800 - Cowboy Fire is 84% contained at 827 acres. The fire, which did not spread overnight, is burning in steep, rocky terrain with difficult access.  It is burning in areas that have not burned in 70 years. Some areas have no fire history in the last 105 years. Some of the fuel is 20’ high.  

Cause Updated:  Authorities said they were still trying to find those who sparked the blaze. The illegal immigrants had called Mexican officials "and advised them that they had been lost for two days, were stranded, dehydrated and were going to light a signal fire to attempt to get some help,'' Per Cal Fire spokeswoman Roxanne Provaznik

CA-MVU-Cowboy - Wildland Fire Perimeter Map

Fire is located at: 116.5213 W x 32.6254 N, 2 miles south of Lake Morena and 1 mile northwest of Campo, CA.

IA: E7412 Reporting off Hwy 94 Star Ranch, near Hauser Canyon, reporting 1 to 3 acres, Heavy fuels, Moderate Rate of Spread.
92°, RH 26%, winds W@7 w/ gusts to 15
Fire burning between Potrero; Campo in a SE direction with a local NW wind.
No threat to power lines or structures Difficult access to incident from Harris ranch road.
AA now has five air tankers assigned T-27, T-70, 71, 72, 73 - orders filled for HT-781 from Hemet; HT-729 (Sunbird-SDGE).
10 Type 3's, 3 HC, 1 AA, 2 AT, 3 Copters, 4 WT, 1 Dozer
1330hrs - Per AA 5-10 acres southwest wind mod ROS inaccessible requesting 2 additional AT and type 1 copter.

Incident Name: Cowboy Fire
Incident Time: September 2, 2010 13:11hrs
Incident Date: 09-02-2010
Incident Location:  Southwest of the community of Lake Morena, between Potrero and Campo,  near the Pacific Crest Trail in the back country,
GPS: Lat: N32° 37.25 long: W116° 31.36, Most of this rugged area hasn't burned since 1995-96.
Incident Type: Vegetation Fire
Fuels/Terrain: Heavy Brush and grass. Rocky, rugged, steep
WX: High temps, light wind gusts.
WX OBS: POTRERO Weather Conditions for: POTRERO, CA (POTC1) RAWS Link
Elev: 2345 ft; Latitude: 32.6058; Longitude: -116.6089

Number of Personnel:
Resources: 1700hrs-Requested 10 additional Type 3 engine Immediate Need to Star Ranch, 5 from Cal fire, 5 from CNF,
Crews: BDF crew 1, Big Bear HS, Vista Grande HS, Rainbow Crews 3, 4, Puerta La Cruz3 crews,
Structure protection in place: Central Zone Type 1 ST enroute to Star Ranch 
Assisting Agencies: BLM, USFS,
Cause: Under Investigation, U.S. Border Patrol officials said they received a call that two people who were lost started a signal fire in hopes of being found around the same time the fire broke out, 10News reported. Border Patrol officials have not found the two people and have not officially confirmed if the signal fire sparked the fire.
Comms: CDF-CMD2
Live scanner: Radio reference link
Web Cams Imagery:
HPWREN North Peak cam: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/anim-a2/np-j1...p-j1-iqeye.jpg
HPWREN Lyons Peak cam: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/anim-a2/hpwre...en-iqeye13.jpg
HPWREN MP-Laguna cam: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/anim-g/hpwren...ren-iqeye6.jpg
Time lapse: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/cameras/LyonsPeak.html
Ramona AAB cam: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/anim-a2/hpwre...ren-iqeye7.jpg From Mt Laguna also
http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/anim-g/hpwren...ren-iqeye6.jpg  
More Info: (619) 590-3160 (Cowboy Fire Information Line)
CAL FIRE Incident Link
WildlandFire.com incident link 
Copter 10 cam: http://www.10news.com/video/15013365/index.html
10 News: Article Link 
Scribble map: http://www.scribblemaps.com/maps/view/tZ5DcSb03l