California Wildland Fires Quick Look

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

California Wildland Fires Quick Look

The National Weather Service has issued excessive heat warning which remains in effect from 1100 today to 2000 hrs PDT Thursday. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/

Hot temperatures will continue over the region through Thursday, except for the coastal areas. Temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees warmer than average with most inland valley and foothill locations having maximum temperatures between 100 and 110 degrees.

CA-TCU-Seven Fire, Tuolumne County, Near Don Pedro Reservoir, 840 acres, 50% contained.
Location: Paseo Seven Legends Rd, east of La Grange Rd (Near Lake Don Pedro Resevoir)
Online Scanner: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/a...=wp&feedId=964
800 acres, head of the fire has bumped the lake halting forward progress.

CA-MNF-Mill Fire. 16,000 acres, 35% contained as of 0600 this morning.
133 structures threatened in Stonyford, Fout Springs, and Board Camp Springs.

CA-LNU-Sites Complex. 4,185 acres, 70% contained. Colusa County, Cal Fire ICT 4

west of Maxwell, Incident Base Camp @ Colusa County Fairgrounds, Two firefighters have suffered heat-related injuries.
The Mendocino National Forest issued a closure order for all roads and trails in the recreation area outside Stonyford on the south central portion of the Grindstone Ranger

CA-BDF-Panorama Fire 75 acres and 100 % contained last night @1900 hrs

CA-BEU-Turkey Fire Monterey County, 15 miles SE of Parkfield, 2700 acres, 100 % contained

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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.

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012