Location: 20 mi W of Kings City, Monterey Co., CA
Specific Location: Escondido Campground area, Ventana Wilderness, Los Padres NF, W of Fort Hunter Liggett, along Indians-Arroyo Seco Rd., Lat 36° 6´ 3″; Lon 121° 25´ 9″
Date of Origin: 06/08/08
Cause: Human, under investigation
Situation as of 06/16/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 2,227
Size: 33,339 acres
Percent Contained 35%
Costs to Date: $12,200,000
The incident remains under unified command with CIIMT2 (Molumby, IC), Cal Fire (Hutchinson, IC), and Fort Hunter Liggett (Crum, IC). Long range contingency plans continue to be developed. Cost increase due to historical accounting update. The agency administrator and Incident management team are piloting the Accountable Cost Management Strategy with the goal of building transparent and focused accountability for key decisions.
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Situation as of 06/15/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 2,135
Size: 33,305 acres
Percent Contained 30%
Costs to Date: $8,300,000
Long range contingency plans continue to be developed. Primary spread of the fire will continue to the north and northeast. Due to extended travel times, a spike camp has been established at Greenfield High School and began operating this morning.
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Situation as of 06/14/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,923
Size: 32,382 acres
Percent Contained 20%
Costs to Date: $6,000,000
Fire actively spreading primarily to north and east. The incident remains under unified command with CIIMT2 (Molumby, IC), Cal Fire (Hutchinson, IC), and Fort Hunter Liggett (Crum, IC). Long range contingency plans are currently being developed. A spike camp, for 200 to 300 personnel, is being established at Greenfield High School and scheduled to begin operation tommorrow morning. Preparing for burnout operations to be initiated in the near future along the east flank.
1 residence, 1 outbuilding destroyed. 660 residences , 150 outbuildings remain threatened.
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Situation as of 06/14/08 6:00 AM
Total Personnel: 1,751
Size: 24,818 acres
Percent Contained 38%
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Situation as of 06/13/08 8:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,751
Size: 23,575 acres
Percent Contained 36%
Fire made a significant run in Bear Creek Canyon. The direction of spread is to the north and east towards structures. Extreme fire behavior with plume dominated columns and mid-range spotting.
1 residence destroyed, 660 threatened.
Costs to Date: $4,300,000
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Situation as of 06/12/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,708
Size: 18,427 acres
Percent Contained 40%
Costs to Date: $3,700,000
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Situation as of 06/12/08 AM
Total Personnel: 1,250+
Size: 16,905 acres
Percent Contained 16%
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Situation as of 06/11/08 PM
Total Personnel: 1,243
Size: 10,800 acres
Percent Contained 13%
Costs to Date: $2,700,000
Five firefighters were injured today on the Indians Fire: one sustained a leg injury; one was treated for smoke inhalation; two received minor burns to their ears; one sustained burns to his ears and serious burns to his hands and was transported to a hospital for further treatment.
The fire burned one residence and several outbuildings late Tuesday night on the Chase Ranch northwest of Fort Hunter Liggett.
A portion of the Ventana Wilderness and adjacent forest lands in the general vicinity of the fire are closed to public entry until further notice. Arroyo Seco-Indians Road and Cone Peak Road are closed. Nacimiento Fergusson Road is open. Memorial and Escondido Campgrounds are closed. Arroyo Seco Campground and Day Use Area are open. Coastal campgrounds are open.
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Situation as of 06/11/08 AM
Total Personnel: 858
Size: 4,200 acres
Percent Contained 10%
Yesterday afternoon and last evening the fire made a 3-4 mile run to the east and south with multiple spot fires and extreme fire behavior. The fire continued to be active through the night with extreme fire behavior and spotting up to 1/2 mile to the S and E. The fire burned through the Santa Lucia Memorial Park, Indians Guard Station, and the Indians Adobe Ranch. No structures reported lost with only minor damage to 1 structure out of 26.
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Situation as of 06/10/08 PM
Total Personnel: 836
Size: 1,300 acres
Percent Contained 20%
Costs to Date: $1,300,000
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Situation as of 06/10/08 AM
Total Personnel: 792
Size: 1,196 acres
Percent Contained 8%
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Situation as of 06/09/08
Total Personnel: 588
Size: 950 acres
Percent Contained 6%
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Current Situation
Total Personnel: 383
Size: 800 acres
Percent Contained 5%
Evacuations of 15 Forest Service summer cabins (Santa Lucia Tract). Moderate to rapid fire growth, fire is burning on both sides of the Arroyo Seco River.
June 9, 2008 | Topic: California
