CA-LAC-5 MILE Wildfire 525 acres, 100% contained

Saturday, June 9, 2012

CA-LAC-5 MILE Wildfire 525 acres, 100% contained

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5 Mile CA-LAC 456790 Interstate 5 North of Parker Rd.,

Castaic, Los Angeles County

Start date 06/08/2012 at 1600 SRA

525 acres, 100% contained

As of 1800 Hrs. tonight 5 Mile fire will be under a type 3 incident IC(Massy).

Tentatively as of 0800 hrs. Sunday morning, the 5 Mile incident will be turned back to Los Angeles County Fire. Difficult access for hand crews due to terrain and topographical challenges.

Wind advisory for the Santa Clarita area, Sunday morning, from 0400 hrs. through 1000 hrs.

Winds forecasted from NE 15-30 mph with gusts of 40 mph. Slow lane and right shoulder on Interstate Hwy continues to be closed for firefighter safety. All lanes of north bound Interstate 5 Freeway will be open to normal traffic as of Sunday morning. Excellent progress was made today with fire suppression repair.A major demob of excess resources is currently underway.

Incident Overview

Wildland brush fire near north bound CA Interstate-5 Freeway, North of Parker Road

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Under Investigation
Date of Origin	Friday June 08th, 2012 approx. 01:04 PM
Location	NB I-5 N/O Parker Road
Incident Commander	Unified Command Usfs/la C

Current Situation

Total Personnel	450
Size	500 acres
Percent Contained	60%
Estimated Containment Date	Saturday June 09th, 2012 approx. 01:00 PM
Fuels Involved	Light grass and medium brush.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Mop up, completing line around the fire
Terrain Difficulty	40% slope
Remarks	No Evacuations

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	5-15 mph SE

Castaic Fire Unified command with ANF req for fixed wing tankers on Twitpic

Helicopter Picture of 5 Mile Wildland fire Credit: Kevin Takumi

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1 comment:

AnonymousSunday, June 10, 2012 3:43:00 AM
All from a 2-wheeler, unbelievable.
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