Quick Look Current California Wildfires Today 9-13-14 (MAP)

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Quick Look Current California Wildfires Today 9-13-14 (MAP)

Quick Look Current California Wildfires Today (MAPS) #CaFire

OSCC - SOUTH OPS

ConwayFire, CA-OVD-1333, 50 acres, 25% contained Location: Mono County, North of Lee Vining, West of Little Conway Ranch

Silverado Fire, CA-CNF-2873, 1,600 acres, 10% contained. Location: Orange County, Silverado Canyon Road. Unified Command with CNF, OCFA, and CALFIRE
Southern California Type 2 IMT (Garwood) Transitioned and Assumed Command

Meadow Fire, CA-YNP-00101, 4,960 acres, 50% contained. Location: Mariposa County, Yosemite N.P. Little Yosemite Valley between Half Dome and Mount Starr King

ONCC - NORTH OPS

Bald Hill 3 Fire, CA-HIA Bald Hill 3: 200 acres, 0% containment. Moderate rate of spread. NORCAL IMT2 - Team 1 (Minton) assigned. In brief is scheduled for today at 1200.

Happy Camp Complex, CA-KNF Happy Camp Complex, 110,472 acres, 50% Southwest side made runs east towards King's Castle & south toward the Man Fire. @Info_CIIMT1 Team 4 (Opliger) has been assigned to the complex. In briefing is scheduled for Sunday 9/14. West and north sides of fire were mostly inactive. Mop up and patrol and suppression repair is ongoing in these areas. East side of the fire had some surface fire and backing fire was observed. The south side of the fire was active and still has high potential for continued growth.

Gulch Fire, CA-SHU Gulch Fire: 1,300 acres, 70% contained. No significant activity. The fire has exhibited short range spotting in heavy timber fuels. #GulchFire

July Complex, CA-KNF July Complex: 47,470 acres, 78%. Growth overnight NW near Toms Lake & Elk Peak. SW & west flanks slowly backing south.

Meadow Fire Yosemite National Park

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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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Saturday, September 13, 2014