CA-MVU- Banner 5,321 acres and is 100%

Friday, May 25, 2012

CA-MVU- Banner 5,321 acres and is 100%

Incident Name/Type: CA-MVU-Banner

Updates:
2000 5-29: CA-MVU-5400 Shelter Valley, Cal Fire IMT #9 (Zombro) Fire has burned 5,321 acres and is 95 % contained. No expected fire spread this operational period.
0800 5-26: 4,100 acres at 30% contained, Equipment mishap sparked the conflagration early Thursday afternoon in the Cigarette Hills area, near Banner Grade and southwest of Scissors Crossing, according to Cal Fire.
1330hrs 5-25: 3,100 acres. 20% contained. Residents at an RV park are being forced to evacuate due to a flare-up of the wildfire in an area east of Julian. Mandatory evacuations in a trailer park and closing S2 right now. Wind driven with uypslope gust's to 36 mph. http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/cameras/L/hpwren-iqeye4.jpg
1200hrs 5-25: CALFIRE - ICT #9 took command.

0800hrs 5-25 : Fire is 2,500 acres at 20% contained

1740hrs 5-24: Cal Fire reporting 1200 acres. Now 40 engines and 8 crews

1630hrs 5-24: Fire is 1000-2000 acres with rapid ROS going up Granite Peak per Banner AA, IC just ordered 6 T3 ST's, 10 T1 Crews, 4 WT's, 6 additional Div Sups, 2 Branch Dirs. and County GIS

1530hrs 5-24: 150 acres S.O.reverse 911 for Mandatory Evacuations for Shelter Valley Evac Site is Borrego Springs HS.

CA-MVU- Banner 2,000 acres, 20%

Location: Fire is located off HWY. 78 west of Scissors crossing on Cigarette Hill, Fire is an area just north of last years 2000 acre Grade Fire.

Acres: 4+
ROS: Not Provided
ROC: Strike teams enroute for structure protection. Has some wind on it.Fire will run out into Anza-Borrego Desert and sparse fuels.
Structures threat: Yes

Special Hazards:
Resources:
One ST from CNF (6631-C) & one Cal Fire MVU (9330-C) for Structure protection
Currently CNF has responding(some of the engines are part of the ST)
BC31, DIV3, E30, E32, E331, E334, E35, E36, E38, E39, WT3
Plus two tankers and 2 helicopters
Radio Frequencies:
Weather Info: Temp 67
Humidity 55 %
Wind Speed W 10 G 15 MPH
Maps: http://www.scribblemaps.com/maps/view/scissors
Twitter map from MVU at about 1930 https://twitter.com/CALFIRESANDIEGO/.../photo/1/large
Online Scanner: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/a...wp&feedId=9733
Web Cams: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/cameras/L/sy-av8185-1_3.jpg
Mt. Laguna Cam: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/cameras/L/hpwren-iqeye4.jpg

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Friday, May 25, 2012