Martin Fire
Location: Bonny Doon, 4 mi N of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co. CA
Specific Location: in the Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve, between Ice Cream Grade and the 800 block of Martin Road. Lat 37° 3´ 22″; Lon 122° 8´ 31″
Date of Origin: 06/11/08
Cause: Human
Situation as of 06/16/08 7:00 PM
Total Personnel: 526
Size: 520 acres
Percent Contained 100%
Costs to date: $4.9 million
Heavy fuels continue to smolder along the perimeter and interior. Continued perimeter control efforts with ground and air recourses. Suppression repair will be focusing on the Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve and Wilder Ranch State Park. Damage assessment has been completed. All hazard trees around structures have been mitigated.
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Situation as of 06/15/08 3:00 PM
Total Personnel: 788
Size: 520 acres
Percent Contained 95%
Costs to date: $4.3 million
Acreage revision due to improved mapping. Revised damages: 3 residences and 8 outbuildings have been destroyed. All evacuation orders have been lifted, and all roads are open.
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Situation as of 06/14/08 7:00 PM
Total Personnel: 901
Size: 520 acres
Percent Contained 90%
Costs to date: $3.2 million
Acreage revision due to improved mapping. 10 residences and 2 outbuildings have been destroyed. No evacuations are imminent.
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Situation as of 06/14/08 7:00 AM
Total Personnel: 901
Size: 600 acres
Percent Contained 75%
Costs to date: $1.6 million
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Situation as of 06/13/08 8:00 PM
Total Personnel: 804
Size: 600 acres
Percent Contained 65%
Costs to date: $1.6 million
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Situation as of 06/13/08 8:00 AM
Total Personnel: 889
Size: 600 acres
Percent Contained 25%
10 residences have been destroyed.
Costs to date: $ 800,000
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA… WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH COMBINED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL MAINTAIN RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF TODAY.
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Situation as of 06/12/08 8:00 PM
Total Personnel: 889
Size: 600? acres
Percent Contained 25%
10 residences have been destroyed. Ground crews, along with air support, made significant progress in fire suppression and perimeter control. The local press reported that 900 acres had burned as of yesterday, but those estimates have been revised to 600 acres today.
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Situation as of 06/12/08 noon
Total Personnel: 720+
Size: 900+ acres
Percent Contained 5%
1,500 residents evacuated. An evacuation center has been set up at the San Lorenzo Valley Middle School off Hwy 9 in Felton. Fire reported in Laguna Canyon.
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Situation as of 06/11/08 noon
Total Personnel: 175+
Size: 300+ acres
Percent Contained 0%
1,400 residents have been told to evacuate. Approx 1,000 homes threatened. Air tankers and a helicopter on scene at 5 PM. Winds 20 mph during the day. Extreme fire behavior reported.
