Slope Let It Burn Fire
Location: Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne Co. CA
Specific Location: Tuolumne River E of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, N of White Wolf, Lat 37° 54´ 35″ Lon 119° 40´ 59″
Date of Origin: 07/25/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 09/15/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 5
Size: 1,461 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Pate Valley and Lukens Lake trails closed.
“The fire is poised to enter into the 1985 and 1999 Morrison and 2002 White Wolf fires footprints. The fires are aiding in retoring forest health by the return of fire to the landscape and fill in key parts of the fire mosaic.”
Note: WTF kind of eco-babble nonsense is that????
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Situation as of 08/26/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 7
Size: 735 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Pate Valley and Lukens Lake trails closed.
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Situation as of 08/15/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 7
Size: 614 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
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Situation as of 08/08/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 9
Size: 597 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
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Situation as of 08/07/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 18
Size: 577 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Desired incineration zone decreased to 5,000 acres. No explanation given.
Low to moderate fire activity with little to no further growth yesterday.
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Situation as of 08/06/2010 5:15 pm
Personnel: 23
Size: 577 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Desired incineration zone increased to 10,000 acres. No explanation given.
Watershed, forest degradation taking place.
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Situation as of 08/05/2010 5:15 pm
Personnel: 23
Size: 547 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Desired incineration zone: 5,000 acres
Fire doubled in size since last report. Most active on the E flank of the fire. Monitoring crews are spiked out at the fire and at Harden Lake. Watershed degradation taking place.
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Situation as of 08/03/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 23
Size: 230 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Desired incineration zone: 5,000 acres
Black line operation with possible helicopter drops to prevent spread to the W. Perennial winds pushing fire upslope to the E. Watershed degradation taking place.
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Situation as of 08/02/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 12
Size: 195 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Desired incineration zone: 5,000 acres
No mention of “Dutch Creek Guidance” safety rules. NPS has a tragic history of fatal accidents to firefighters on their Let It Burn fires.
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Situation as of 08/01/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 23
Size: 180 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Desired incineration zone: 5,000 acres
