Lime Complex Fires
Location: 5 mi S of Hyampom, 12 mi W of Hayfork, Trinity Co. CA
Specific Location: Limedyke Mtn., Shasta-Trinity NF, Lat 40° 32´ 3″ Lon 123° 27´ 3″
Date of Origin: 06/20/08
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/29/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 162
Size: 99,585 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $59,308,761
Size adjustment due to uncounted islands within perimeter that have now burned out.
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Situation as of 08/24/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 328
Size: 98,715 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $58,162,436
Decrease in estimated cost due to $1.1 Million in errors discovered during auditing of the I-suite finance module.
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Situation as of 08/22/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 389
Size: 98,715 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $58,609,654
No explanation given for acreage adjustment (+16,000 acres)
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Situation as of 08/20/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 439
Size: 82,785 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $58,219,046
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Situation as of 08/18/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 530
Size: 82,785 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $57,276,615
Patrol and mop-up. Continue Fire Suppression Repair.
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Situation as of 08/16/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 416
Size: 82,785 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $57,005,758
Responsible official: Shasta-Trinity NF Forest Supervisor Sharon Heywood
Phone Number: (530) 226-2500
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Situation as of 08/14/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 445
Size: 82,785 acres (USFS, 64,502 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $56,241,194
Structures Destroyed: 1 commercial , 1 residence , 3 outbuildings
Mop up and Patrol. Continue suppression repair in Lime and Miners Fires.
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Situation as of 08/12/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 545
Size: 82,785 acres (USFS, 64,502 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $55,222,119
100% containment declared today.
Incident costs will continue to be adjusted based on the review of accounting and discrepancies found with the cost reporting system. An increase in Military costs for the Lime Complex has been identified and the adjusted cost is $1,964,315. Eagle assist costs have been inadvertently posted to the Lime Complex Costs. A cost adjustment was made this reporting period.
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Situation as of 08/11/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 558
Size: 82,785 acres (USFS, 64,502 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 97%
Costs to Date: $54,789,061
Increase in acres is due to interior islands being consumed and better intelligence on the ground. Incident costs will continue to be adjusted based on the review of accounting and discrepancies found with the cost reporting system.
Crews continue to work smokes on the interior of the Lime and Miners Fires. Demob is in the process of releasing excess resources.
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Situation as of 08/09/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 848
Size: 81,545 acres (USFS, 63,262 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $52,708,704
Continue to strengthen line on south flank of the Lime Fire. Mop up and patrol. Continue to complete contingency line south of the Lime Fire.
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Situation as of 08/08/08 8:00 AM
Total Personnel: 848
Size: 81,545 acres (USFS, 63,262 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $51,386,532
Overall incident cost has been reduced due to better cost accounting and discrepancies found with the cost reporting. [Somehow a $3 million mistake was made. But it's all better now. - Ed].
Continue line improvements on the S flank of the Lime Fire. Mop up and patrol.
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Situation as of 08/06/08 8:00 AM
Total Personnel: 784
Size: 81,546 acres (USFS, 63,263 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $54,525,987
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE RAIN
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Situation as of 08/03/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 933
Size: 81,546 acres (USFS, 63,263 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $54,405,603
The Hyampom Road (Road 301) opened for public use at 0800 hours. Evacuations for the communities of Hidden Valley and McClellen Ranch were lifted at 0800 hours. So Cal Team Two has shadowed the SW IMT this operational period.
Miners Fire 24,368 ac 95% 8/15, Lime Fire 23,763 ac 85% 8/15.
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Situation as of 08/03/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,165
Size: 81,475 acres (USFS, 63,192 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 85%
Costs to Date: $53,016,422
The Hyampom Road (Road 301) will open for public use at 0800 hours on 8/4/08. Evacuations for the communities of Hidden Valley and McClellen Ranch will also be lifted at 0800 hours on 8/4/08.
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Situation as of 08/02/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,530
Size: 80,959 acres (USFS, 62,676 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 85%
Costs to Date: $51,551,697
Overall, fire was creeping and smoldering with good consumption of heavies. Once the inversion lifted, fire behavior increased with some group tree torching and some short-range spotting.
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Situation as of 08/01/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,530
Size: 80,756 acres (USFS, 62,473 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 80%
Costs to Date: $49,714,196
Miners Fire 24,368 ac 80% 8/15, Lime Fire 22,973ac 60% 8/15.
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Situation as of 07/31/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,460
Size: 80,240 acres (USFS, 61,957 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $47,694,927
Miners Fire acreage decreased due to portions of northeast corner of fire is being managed by the Iron Complex and these acres were deleted [sic]. [You might think that IMTs would hire people semi-capable in the English language to be their Information Officers, but if so you would be thinking wrongly - Ed]
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Situation as of 07/30/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,530
Size: 80,219 acres (USFS, 61,936 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $46,306,204
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Situation as of 07/29/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,599
Size: 78,844 acres (USFS, 60,561 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $44,538,442
The IMT Command and General Staff attended departure ceremonies for the National Guard crews and support personnel. With containment of the Basin Fire, Lime Complex now the longest running fire of 2008.
A 10+ acre slopover from the previous day’s burnout continues to present problems and compromise the trigger points for evacuation of Hayfork. Fire managers say it will take 3 Type 1 Crews to safely address the slopover. Rapid surface rates of spread. Fire made short crown runs with 1/2 mile spotting.
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Situation as of 07/27/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,562
Size: 75,700 acres (USFS, 57,417 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)*
Percent Contained: 74%
Costs to Date: $40,493,421**
*The Yolla Bolly Complex (69,754 acres, $4.5 million) is now it’s own fire complex again, and is reported [here].
**Military costs not included
Miners Fire (21,727acs, 55%): Trigger points for Hayfork evacuation are being threatened. The fire continues to burn SE towards Hayfork. Crews were successful burning and holding line on the W and S sides. On the E side crews continued burnout. Night operations will continue the burnout operation if weather conditions are favorable.
Lime Fire (20,558acs, 50%): The fire is holding N of Hidden Valley Ranch and continues burning E towards Friends Mountain. Crews continued to work on stopping the Lime Fire’s spread to the S and E by preparing and burning off from an indirect contingency line.
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Situation as of 07/25/08 6:00 AM
Total Personnel: 1,530
Size: 134,731 acres (USFS, 116,448 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 65%
Costs to Date: $37,751,354 (Lime Complex Fires: $34,065,201, Yolla Bolly Complex Fires: $2,211,682 - not updated).
This may be the last 209 report that includes updates, costs and acreage for the Yellow Fire, The Vinegar Fire, the Trough Fire and the Grouse Fire. The Yolla Bolly Complex which will encompass these fires will be taking over these fires at 0600 this morning. Larson’s Type 1 Team will be in charge of this complex. When this happens the Lime Complex will drop significantly in acreage. We will attempt to sort out the bureaucratic sleight-of-hand and continue to report on all these fires.
The Lime Complex will be losing the 200 National Guard personnel. Fire managers are worried that the remaining crews will be unable to contain the fires and to protect the community of Hayfork.
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Situation as of 07/23/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,592
Size: 130,936 acres (USFS, 102,460 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 65%
Costs to Date: $34,793,010 (Lime Complex Fires: $32,581,328, Yolla Bolly Complex Fires: $2,211,682
Lime Fire (17,259ac 50%)- A motorhome burned near Friends Place in the upper Plummer Creek area. On the Lime Fire crews put in handline around structures at Friend’s Place and began to burn out around the west side of the structures to support the handline.
Miners Fire (18,980ac 55%)– Crews continued burning and holding line on the west and south sides of the Miners fire. On the east side of the fire crews have worked to contain a slopover and to improve the contingency line in preparation of the burn out.
Yellow Fire (21,797ac 0%)- Crews continued structure protection to the south of the Yellow Fire, and continued with direct attack, anchoring in on the slopover to the south of Gilead Creek.
Vinegar Fire (34,112ac 30%)- Crews made good progress on the north side of the Vinegar Fire holding and improving direct and indirect line.
200 National Guard personnel continue to assist with suppression efforts. Alpha Company is assisting with holding line on the Lime Fire.
A strong inversion was over the Lime Complex the majority of the day and kept fire activity moderate. Heavy jackpots were burning very actively. Dead fuels are very receptive and complete consumption was observed.
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Situation as of 07/22/08 6:00 AM
Total Personnel: 1,486
Size: 120,743 acres (USFS, 102,460 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 65%
Costs to Date: $33,278,000 (Lime Complex Fires: $31,080,000, Yolla Bolly Complex Fires: $2,198,000)
Crews continued burning and holding line on the south and east side of the Miners fire. Crews are still working to contain the slopover on the northeast side of the fire. Crews continued to work on stopping the Lime Fire’s spread to the south by preparing an indirect contingency line for burning. Crews contained a slopover on the east side of the fire, and continued to burn and hold indirect line. Crews made good progress on the north side of the Vinegar Fire holding and improving direct and indirect line. Personnel continued to protect structures to the south of the Yellow Fire, and continued with direct attack, anchoring in on the slopover to the south of Gilead Creek.
Remaining uncontrolled fires: Miners 15,866 ac 55% 8/15, Lime 15,020 ac 50% 8/15, Vinegar 31,912 ac 30% 8/15, Yellow 19,102 ac, 0% no est containment date; and six other unnamed fires, no acreage reported, no estimated date of containment reported.
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Situation as of 07/20/08 7:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,419
Size: 111,150 acres (USFS, 92,867 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 65%
Costs to Date: $31,624,000 (Lime Complex Fires: $29,430,000, Yolla Bolly Complex Fires: $2,194,000)
The Trough fire was declared 100% contained today.
Remaining uncontrolled fires: Miners 13,776 ac 55% 8/15, Lime 14,403 ac 50% 8/15, Vinegar 27,485 ac 30% 8/15, Yellow 16,110 ac, 0% no est containment date; and six other unnamed fires, no acreage reported, no estimated date of containment reported.
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Situation as of 07/18/08 7:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,530
Size: 105,247 acres (USFS, 86,964 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 65%
Costs to Date: $29,108,000 (Lime Complex Fires: $26,982,000, Yolla Bolly Complex Fires: $2,126,000)
The Lime Complex consists of 11 uncontained fires (8 of which are being actively managed) Miners 12,766 ac 55% 8/15, Lime 13,445 ac 54% 8/15, Vinegar 26,785ac 30% 8/15, Trough 3,690 ac 90% 7/30, Yellow 13,225 ac 0% no date, and six other unnamed fires, no acreage reported, no estimated date of containment reported.
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Situation as of 07/17/08 6:30 PM
Total Personnel: 1,312
Size: 102,776 acres (USFS, 84,493 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 64%
Costs to Date: $28,019,000 (Lime Complex Fires: $25,928,000, Yolla Bolly Complex Fires: $2,091,000)
Personnel continued burning and holding indirect line on the Miners Fire, and contructing line around the spots to the south of the Lime Fire (12,950 ac 52%). National Guard units continued holding and mop up operations.
Crews made good progress with containment goals on the Trough Fire (3,690 ac 90%).
Crews worked on containing spots to the south of the Yellow Fire (12,800 ac 0%) and continued structure protection to the south of the fire.
Personnel continued construction of indirect line in the wilderness with a mule team on the west side of the Vinegar Fire (25,925 ac 0%). The Vinegar Fire merged with the Sulpher [sic] Fire on 7/10, and was henceforth to be called the Wilderness2 Fire, but that pronouncement has not been followed.
No expected date of containment has been announced for the Yellow Fire or the Vinegar Fire.
The Lime Complex is officially a megafire now, having topped 100,000 acres. It is the second CA megafire this year, the first being the Basin/Indians Fire, now at over 205,000 acres. It remains to be seen whether the Lime Complex will top the 1999 Big Bar Fire at 141,000 acres to become the largest fire in the history of Northern California.
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Situation as of 07/16/08 7:00 AM
Total Personnel: 1,382
Size: 98,752 acres (USFS, 80,469 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 60%
Costs to Date: $25,663,000 (Lime Complex Fires: $23,670,000, Yolla Bolly Complex Fires: $1,993,000)
Est containment date: 08/15/2008
The Miners Fire made a significant crown run on the NE side last night between 1700 and 2130 to the NE.
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Situation as of 07/15/08 7:00 AM
Total Personnel: 1,530
Size: 95,771 acres (USFS, 77,488 ac, CalFire, 18,283 ac.)
Percent Contained: 59%
Costs to Date: $24,445,000 (Lime Complex Fires: $22,493,000, Yolla Bolly Complex Fires: $1,952,000)
Operations personnel will coordinate with Iron Complex personnel to complete burnout between the Eagle and Miners Fires and finish working a slopover. National Guard “Taskforce Pick” will continue to work on the Telephone Fire with holding and mopping operations. Continue to construct, burnout and hold direct and indirect line on Miners, Lime, Vinegar and Trough. Continue to work last night’s spot fire on the Lime Fire. Crews will continue structure protection and cultural site protection on the Yellow Fire. A plan for minimum impact control lines for the Yellow and Vinegar fires is being implemented. Contained fires will be monitored and mop up will begin as personnel become available. Notification/evacuation and structure protection planning is ongoing.
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Situation as of 07/13/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,381
Size: 93,502 acres (USFS, 75,219ac, CalFire, 18,283ac.)
Percent Contained: 58%
Costs to Date: $23,311,000 (Lime Complex Fires: $21,410,000 , Yolla Bolly Complex Fires: $1,901,000)
Members of the National Guard 250th MI Battalion (BfSB) “Taskforce Pick” are in place, 10 Type 2 crews, and 32 overhead.
Miners Fire: Crews continued to burn out on the northeastern side of the fire, and are working their way to the south. Crews also worked to contain and control a spot fire from yesterday. Lime Fire: Crews had success burning out dozer line on the southwest corner of the fire. Telephone Fire: National guard deployed to the fire to finished field training and began mop up operations. Yellow Fire: Fire continues to spread to the south. Structure and cultural sites are being protected. Iron/Harvey: Burnout operations continue into Cottonwood Ck. Crews worked to contain a spot fire over the line with assistance from heavy helicopters. Rappellers were deployed to work a spot fire the east side of the Harvey Fire.
Remaining uncontained fires: Miners 9,500 ac 53% contained, Lime 12,210 ac 45% contained, Iron-Harvey 19,995 ac (MNF 6,200ac, SHF 13,795 ac) 25% contained.
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Situation as of 07/11/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,115
Size: 76,663 acres
Percent Contained: 55%
Costs to Date: $20,959,000 (Lime Complex Fires: $19,151,000 , Yolla Bolly Complex Fires: $1,808,000)
Miners Fire: Due to smoky conditions which hindered air support, crews had trouble containing the slop over on the southeast portion of the fire. Crews pulled off the line and began to work on contingency lines.
Lime Fire: Crews were able to make some progress on the southwest corner of the fire burning out dozerline to cut off fire spread. Personnel began evaluation of new contingency lines southeast of the fire. Smokey conditions hindered air support.
Yellow Fire: The fire continues to grow unchecked and the retrieval of ground crews was aborted due to dense smoke. Fire personnel were able to access private inholding south of the fire and begin structure protection preparations.
Iron Fire: Crews continue to work on the slop over on the southeast corner of the fire near Cottonwood Creek.
Plume dominated fire was exhibited on the Yellow, Iron and Wilderness Fires.
The Yolla Bolly Complex has merged with the Lime Fire 209 information. Acreages will still be broken out separately by fire. Trough and Rainbow Fires have merged. Fire acreage, containment percentage and target date follow (does not include several small fires). Fires without expected containment dates are not being suppressed at this time.
Uncontained fires: Miners 8,570ac 50% 8/15, Lime 11,980 ac 40% 8/15, Iron 8,605 ac 25% 8/15, Noble 12,870 ac 100%, Trough 3,385 ac 40% 7/30, Telephone 6,645 ac 100%, Yellow 8,285 ac 5%, Wilderness2 9,225 ac 0%.
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Situation as of 07/10/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 971
Size: 53,418 acres
Percent Contained: 64%
Costs to Date: $18,260,000
Miners Fire: Crews made some progress today, with some burn out under the inversion. Progress is still slow due to the lack of Type I crews, line overhead, and lack of aerial support. Lime Fire: On the southeast corner of the fire, crews continue to work to pick up the slopover on Jim’s Ridge. Increased fire activity and grounding of air support due to smoke hampered these efforts. One outbuilding was lost on Division T. On the southwest corner, crews continue to construct dozer line and burnout. All other staffed fires: Fire crews continue to hold their own with ongoing line construction and burnout operations. Progress has been slow today on all fires due to a lack of line overhead, Type I and Type 2 crews. Air support was limited with a lack of visibility due to smoke. Decision points have been established for the evacuation of Hyampom.
Beginning with tomorrow’s 209, the Yolla Bolly Complex will be merged with the Lime Fire 209 information. Acreages will still be broken out separately by fire. The Sulfur and Vinegar Fires from the Yolla Bolly Complex merged with the Wildneress2 fire and will be now known as the Wilderness2.
Acreage and containment percentage (does not include several small fires: Miners 6,550ac 65%, Lime 10,328ac 55%, Iron 5,070 41%, Noble 12,869ac 90%, Wilderness2 6,955ac (has merged with Vinegar and Sulfer fires), Telephone 6,569ac 90%, Rainbow 293ac 100%, Trough 1,550ac 45%, Deadshot 1,070ac 100%, Slide 1,547ac 100%, Deerlick 797ac 100%.
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Situation as of 07/09/08 7:00 AM
Total Personnel: 946
Size: 49,019 acres
Percent Contained: 64%
Costs to Date: $16,460,000
In order to achieve containment in a timely manner 5 IHC’s and a Type 1 helicopter are required for 5 days to accomplish a large burnout on the Miners and Lime Fires. Failure to complete burnout prior to fire breaching indirect line will considerable hamper containment objectives and will pose a downstream threat to the town of Hayfork. Contingencies for the evacuation of Hayfork are being developed. Decision points have been established for the evacuation of Hyampom.
California National Guard resources will be deployed to the Lime Complex on Thursday, July 10th.
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Situation as of 07/08/08 11:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,530?
Size: 49,051 acres
Percent Contained: 64%
Alaska Interagency Team 1 (Wilcock) assumed command of the Yolla Bolly Complex this evening at 1800. All 209s submitted after tonight will include the Yolla Bolly complex.
Miners-6,313ac-65%, Lime-10,206ac-55%-7/9, Iron-4,053-41%-7/9, Noble-12,869ac-90%-7/7, Wilderness-1,550ac-0%-7/31
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Situation as of 07/06/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,530
Size: 44,055 acres
Percent Contained: 68%
Costs to Date: $14,093,899
The Lime Fire is backing down to McClellan Ranch, it has burned beyond the primary control location, backing off to secondary lines. The Iron Fire crossed the Humboldt Trail on the NW end.
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Situation as of 07/04/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,530
Size: 41,362 acres
Percent Contained: 65%
Costs to Date: $11,753,645
Expected containment date: 7/31/08
The Rainbow fire was contained. Significant progress on the Trough. No line was lost on any fire in the complex. Jumpers will be used on the Wilderness fire tomorrow.
The fires were active today, with several upslope runs, active backing, flanking, and spotting up 1/4 mile. Rates of spread were high today with the smoke clearing and upslope winds surfacing. Uphill rates of spread were 70 to 80 ch/hr in the timber understory.
Acreage, containment percentage, and expected containment date by fire group, for uncontained fires: Lime 8,536 acs 51% 7/9. Miners 4,544 acs 58% 7/7. Noble 12,756 acs 90% 7/4. Trough 334 acs 90% 7/7. Wilderness 860 acs 0% 7/31. Iron 2,787 41% 7/9. Deerlick 796ac ? ?.
Alaska Interagency Team 1(Wilcock) will shadow Ca Team 4 (Opliger) Sun 7/6 and tentatively assume command of the Lime Complex on Mon 7/7 at 0600.
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Situation as of 07/03/08 11:00 PM
Total Personnel: 1,029?
Size: 39,749 acres
Percent Contained: 57%
Expected containment date: 7/31/08
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Situation as of 07/03/08 6:00 AM
Total Personnel: 1,029
Size: 37,448 acres
Percent Contained: 51%
Costs to Date: $9,528,128
Structures Threatened: 25 COMM , 1,530 PRIM , 310 OUTB Structures Destroyed: 1 COMM
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Situation as of 07/01/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 989
Size: 35,766 acres
Percent Contained: 41%
Costs to Date: $8,275,067
Decision points have been established for the the evacuation of Hyampom. An Army Battalion out of Fort Collins CO will be deployed to the Lime complex next week. Division Supervisors will be an extremely critical need in order to provide line supervision to those troops.
The fires were active today, with several upslope runs, active backing, flanking, and spotting up 1/4 mile. Rates of spread were high today with the smoke clearing and upslope winds surfacing. Uphill rates of spread were 70 to 80 ch/hr in the timber understory. Flame lengths exceeded crew capabilities in several locations.
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Situation as of 06/30/08 10:00 PM
Total Personnel: 849
Size: 35,445 acres
Percent Contained: 36%
Costs to Date: $7,286,696
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Situation as of 06/29/08 11:00 PM
Total Personnel: 844?
Size: 32,570 acres
Percent Contained: 23%
The Lime Complex was comprised of approximately 80 fires ranging in size from spots to several over 2,000 acres in size. Of the original 80 fires 29 are contained.
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Situation as of 06/28/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 844
Size: 30,339 acres
Percent Contained: 15%
Significant success was made on line construction and perimeter control on both the Noble and Deadshot fires, both are contained. Resources were unable to access any of the wilderness fires due to smoke. Lack of resources, topography and weather are hampering progress on the Miners fire.
Deadshot - 946ac/75%, Deerlick - 2166ac/*unknown, Lime - 5789ac/4%, Miners - 2747ac/21%, Noble - 9466ac/60%, Slide - 1547ac/100%, Telephone - 4050ac/17%, Wilderness - 3510ac/0%. *Most of Deerlick is outside of the forest and no intelligence is available. The line scan IR is critical to mapping the fires, due to smoke, topography, distances and weather it is very difficult to get accurate and timely information.
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Situation as of 06/27/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 765
Size: 22,195 acres
Percent Contained: 15%
Costs to Date: $4,165,194
SNF, TGU, and SHU have entered in to a cooperative agreement for suppression of the Noble Fire.The community of Platina remains evacuated, the evacuation center is located at Grant elementary in Redding. Wildwood remains evacuated, the evacuation center is located at Weaverville elementary. Hwy 36 remains closed. Priority fires have been identified and include those that pose a significant threat to life and property: Telephone, Noble, Lime, Deadshot, Miners, Yolla Bolly wilderness, and Slide. The incident will be losing 5 type 1 crews tomorrow which will cause a major decrease in the ability to suppress the current fires. All type 1 crews on the incident will be timing out by the 3rd of July. The management team is in communication with the Six Rivers and Mendocino National Forests regarding fires outside the complex that may affect operations on the Lime Complex.
The Iron Fire in the Yolla Bolly wilderness put up a large column today, unable to determine direction of spread due to the smoke conditions and remote location. Suppression resources on the Noble Fire are having problems with spotting over Hwy 36 east of Platina. Resources had to back off to a secondary line on the west flank of the MinersFire.
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Situation as of 06/26/08 11:00 PM
Total Personnel: 803?
Size: 19,000 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Structures Threatened: 1,500 residences, 25 commercial properties, 300 outbuildings
Evacuation orders have been issued for the community of Platina and Corman Ranch due to the Noble Fire.
The Lime Complex is comprised of approximately 72 fires ranging in size from spots to several over 2,000 acres in size. Of the original 72 fires, 24 are contained, a number of fires have merged in the area south of Hyampom. The Noble Fire is approximately 2 miles south of Harrison Gulch, 2 miles S/W of Platina. The Noble Fire has become established in the Beegum Gorge and is approaching alignment with the community of Platina. Numerous fires are in remote areas with steep terrain and limited access.
Priority fires have been identified and include four that pose a significant threat to life and property: Telephone, Noble, Lime, Deadshot, Slide, and Miners. Projections in the 24 to 72 hour time range show the communities of Wildwood, Hyampom and Platina to be directly impacted. A critical priority is maintaining the integrity of Highways 36 and 3. Travel on Hwy 36 will be impacted by activity on the Telephone fires.
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Situation as of 06/25/08 8:00 PM
Total Personnel: 803
Size: 11,200 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: $2,900,000
Structures Threatened: 2 COMM , 1,500 PRIM , 300 OUTB Structures Destroyed: 1 COMM
The Lime Complex is comprised of over 70 fires ranging in size from several acres to over 2,000 acres. Of the 70 fires, 17 are contained and a number of fires have merged in the area south of Hyampom. Numerous fires remain in remote areas with steep terrain and limited access. The public is advised that heavy smoke may occur when traveling through fire areas. Trinity County has been declared a local state of emergency.
Today, firefighters continued to make significant progress constructing fire line on the Slide, Telephone, and Noble fires. The Oak fire has a completed fire containment line around it. In addition, fire crews took action to contain the Fisher fire. Power was restored to the residents north of Hyampom. The smoke inversion lifted this afternoon allowing the use of aircraft to support ground fire fighting efforts. The Noble fire is established in the Beegum Gorge and is within two miles south of Platina. Several fires in the Telephone group of fires have merged and spread southeast uphill towards Highway 36 and the Wildwood community.
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Department issued a precautionary evacuation notification to residents of Platina, the Russian Orthodox Monastery. The Trinity County Sheriff’s Department issued a precautionary evacuation notification to residents of Wildwood. No mandatory evacuations exist at this time.
Due to increased fire activity on the Telephone 2 fire, Highway 36 has been closed on the west at the intersection of Highway 3 to the east at the intersection of Wildwood Road (County Route 302).
A public meeting will be held at the Hyampom Community Center tomorrow evening, Thursday, June 26 at 7:00 p.m.
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Situation as of 06/24/08 10:00 PM
Total Personnel: 771
Size: 7,500 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
The Lime Complex was comprised of approximately 70 fires ranging in size from spots to several over 2,000 acres in size. Of the original 70 fires 17 are contained, a number of fires have merged in the area south of Hyampom. The Noble Fire is approximately 2 miles south of Harrison Gulch, 2 miles S/W of Platina. The Noble Fire has become established in the Beegum Gorge and is approaching alignment with the community of Platina. Numerous fires are in remote areas with steep terrain and limited access. Priority fires have been identified and include four that pose a significant threat to life and property: The Slide, Noble Dead Shot and Telephone fires. Projections in the 24 to 72 hour time range show the communities of Hyampom and Platina to be directly impacted by the Slide and Noble fires respectively. A critical priority in maintaining the integrity of Highways 36 and 3. Highway 36 has the potential to be closed due to activity of the Telephone fires.
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Situation as of 06/23/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 610
Size: 6,400 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: $1,500,000
Two Branches have been established (North and South). Transition of command for the north zone of the Lime Complex to Type 1 IMT (Opiliger) is expected for 1800 hours 6/24/08.
Structures Threatened: 2 COMM , 1,500 PRIM , 300 OUTB Structures Destroyed: 1 COMM
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Situation as of 06/22/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 494
Size: 4,000 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Progress was made today with identification and prioritization of fires within the Lime Complex. IR flight tonight. Three Branches have been created (North, Hyampom, South). Coordination with Trinity County continues regarding evacuation efforts within the Hyampom Valley and Salt Creek areas. Confirmed the loss of the Limedyke Lookout.
Approx. 68 fires identified as of 06/23, 7 AM.
Intense burning of heavy downed fuels from the 1987 fires.
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Situation as of 06/22/08 AM
Total Personnel: 466
Size: 1,000 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Dry lightning, multiple starts.
