Location: 30 S of Lone Pine, Inyo Co., CA
Specific Location: SW of Haiwee Pass, Inyo National Forest, South Fork of the Kern River
Date of Origin: 05/06/08
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 05/15/08
Total Personnel: 8
Size: 370 acres
Containment 0%
Fire progression:
05/06 __ 1 acre
05/12 __ 185
05/13 __ 300
05/15 __ 370
Summary: The fire is burning in the area between Haiwee Pass and Olancha Pass, towards the south and west. It has reached the South Fork of the Kern River, and is expected to continue growing, burning onto the Sequoia National Forest.
USFS report: A hand crew, specially trained in wildland fire use, is assigned to the fire and is camping out in the vicinity of the fire, providing on-the-ground observations and monitoring of weather conditions and fire spread predictions. A helicopter is also assigned to the fire and will be used for reconnaissance flights as necessary.
With the north winds, smoke from the Honeybee Fire is traveling down-canyon towards Kennedy Meadows and is expected to have some impact on the area.
Pacific Crest Trail is open?
May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment | Topic: California
Location: ~10 miles north of Upland, San Bernadino Co./Los Angeles Co., CA
Specific Location: Bear Canyon north of the Mt. Baldy Village area within the Angeles National Forest.
Date of Origin 05/13/2008 at 0430 hrs.
Cause Under Investigation
Situation as of 05/16/08
Total Personnel 755
Size 420 acres
Percent Contained 60%
Estimated Containment Date 05/18/2008 at hrs.
Fire Behavior Fire activity remained minimal and was limited to roll out and short runs back into the black.
InciWeb Remarks: Increase in fire size due in part to fire growth (30%) and better mapping (70%)
W.I.S.E. Fire Tracking Remarks: We were the first and only outlet to report the 340 acre figure 36 hours ago. That was because we dot-gridded the map and calculated our own acreage. We posted 340 when everyone else was saying 300 or 320. We know how to measure maps.
Latest map from Inciweb:
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Situation as of 05/15/08
Total Personnel: 668
Size: 340 acres
Percent Contained: 25%
Fuels Involved: Brush with dry grass understory. The area, part of the Angeles National Forest, has not burned since 1975.
Weather outlook: Warm temperatures (near 100 degrees in the valley), very low RH, and strong N-NE winds gusting 30 to 45 mph. This weather pattern could effect the fire’s spread and push it to the southwest. This spread would threaten more homes and establish the fire in more continuous fuels.
Two airtankers and 5+ water-dropping helicopters flew yesterday. Minimal fire behavior was observed through the night. Some crews spiking (camping) near the fire.
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Situation as of 05/14/08
Total Personnel: 396
Size: 340 acres
Percent Contained 10%
At 6:00 a.m. today (Wed., May 14), command of the fire was transferred to Southern California Type II IMT (Joseph). Five helicopters were brought in to fight the fire and four are on the scene today. Flame-retardant-dropping planes were unable to fly because of the high winds Tuesday.
Current Wind Conditions: 7 mph S
Current Temperature: 53 degrees
Current Humidity: 33 %
Outlook: Winds N 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph.
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Situation as of 05/13/08
Total Personnel: 250
Size: 300 acres
Containment: 0%
Summary: Approximately 6 recreation residences in the vicinity of Bear Canyon have been evacuated. Fire came within about 100 yards of 30 to 40 cabins that were mostly unoccupied, fire officials said. None had been damaged by late afternoon. Mt. Baldy Road at Shinn is closed to the public and open to residents only. Glendora Ridge Road is closed at Mt. Baldy Road and is closed at the east fork. Winds up to 60 mph pushed flames this afternoon. State, federal, and county fire fighting resources resources are responding.
Map courtesy InciWeb, updated 05/13/08
Photo courtesy Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times
May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment | Topic: California
Location: 20 miles NE of Georgetown, Placer Co. CA
Specific Location: Pennsylvania Point, Georgetown RD, Eldorado NF
Date of Origin: 05/13/2008 at 1651 hrs.
Cause Under: Investigation
Current Situation
Total Personnel: 100
Size: 50 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Estimated Containment Date 05/14/2008 at 1800 hrs.
Summary: The fire started on private land and burned onto National Forest lands. As of 3:30 PM the fire was estimated to be 50 acres in size. State, federal, and private fire fighting resources resources are responding.
May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment | Topic: California
Location: 30 miles west of Red Bluff, Tehama Co., CA
Specific Location: Colyear Springs Rd. and Franklin Point
Date of Origin: May 6, 2008 8:45 pm
Current Situation 05/09/08
Total Personnel: 264+
Size: 1,331 acres
Percent Contained: 95%
CalFire outlook is for full containment today.
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Current Situation 05/08/08
Total Personnel: ~250
Size: 2,000 acres
Percent Contained: 55%
Summary: from the Red Bluff Daily News [here]
A controlled burn started Saturday to clear brush and provide range improvement 35 miles west of Red Bluff near Red Bank and just east of Colyear Springs roads escaped sometime between Saturday and Tuesday, burning 1,057 acres as of Wednesday afternoon, said CalFire Public Information Officer Mickie Jackez.
“(The owner) was unable to control the burn because of high winds and steep terrain,” Jackez said.
The winds Wednesday, estimated at 10-15 mph with higher gusts, were a concern for firefighters. The remote location and steep terrain with heavy brush also played into controlling the fire.
The owner brought in six bulldozers and two water tenders in an effort to regain control. The fire was reported to CalFire at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday. The agency put 235 personnel and two helicopters dropping water and fire retardant on the fire, Jackez said. Tehama County Fire Department and California Department of Corrections assisted.
There have been no injuries or structures damaged as of Wednesday and CalFire notified all owners of homes and cabins in the area except for one, which is unoccupied, Jackez said.
From 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, the fire went from 5 to 60 percent contained, Jackez said. Firefighters built a line around the fire to contain it for the night and continue to reinforce that line today.
May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment | Topic: California
Location: San Jacinto Wilderness, San Bernardino NF, Riverside County, CA
Specific location: Apache Peak near the Pacific Crest Trail, about six miles east of the Riverside County community of Mountain Center.
Date of Origin: 04/29/2008 at 1635 hrs.
Situation as of 05/04/08, 7:00 PM
Total Personnel: 328
Size: 784 acres
Percent contained: 100 %
The Apache Fire was declared 100 % contained this afternoon. Firefighting personnel are being pulled out. The PCT and the San Jacinto Wilderness are closed from Saddle Junction south to Highway 74, but that closure will probably be lifted sometime tomorrow.
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Situation as of 05/03/08
Total Personnel: 731
Size: 784 acres
Percent contained: 64 %
Estimated Containment Date 05/04/2008 at 1800 hrs.
Notice 05/03/08 AM: The San Jacinto Wilderness is open from Devil’s Slide Trail northward, includng the PCT. The PCT and the San Jacinto Wilderness are closed from Saddle Junction south to Highway 74 due to the fire. Mt. San Jacinto State Park is open. The Palm Springs Tramway and adjacent Long Valley are open.
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Situation as of 05/02/08
Total Personnel: 721
Size: 784 acres
Percent contained: 64 %
Estimated Containment Date 05/04/2008 at 1800 hrs.
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Situation as of 05/01/08 (updated)
Total Personnel: 711
Size: 784 acres
Percent contained: 25 %
Resources assigned include 30 handcrews, 2 helicopters, 2 helitankers, and 4 fixed wing aircraft.
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Situation as of 04/30/08
Total Personnel: 170
Size: 700 acres
Percent contained: 0 %
Fuels: Heavy brush, some timber, dead and down.
Fire Behavior: Rapid rates of spread.
Summary: Due to steep roadless terrain, 9 handcrews hiked into fire this morning. High winds, smoke and steep terrain have made accessing fire difficult. Aircraft were grounded due to high winds and a heavy marine layer limiting visibility this morning but have been flying this afternoon.
Growth Potential: Extreme.
Current Wind Conditions: 40 mph W
Current Temperature: 54 degrees
Current Humidity: 40 %
April 30, 2008 | 5 Comments | Topic: California
Where: City of Sierra Madre and Angeles National Forest (Los Angeles County)
Date of Origin: 04/26/2008 at 1500 hrs.
Chanty Fire declared contained 05/03/08 at 584 acres.
Situation as of 04/30/08:
Total Personnel: 923
Size: 584 acres
Percent Contained: 88%
Estimated Containment Date 05/02/2008 at 1800 hrs.
Except for the Chantry Flat area, evacuations have been lifted.
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Situation as of 04/28/08:
Total Personnel 699
Size 538 acres
Percent Contained 21%
Map courtesy InciWeb
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Situation as of 04/27/08:
Total Personnel 900
Size 400 acres
Percent Contained 30%
Evacuations: Approximately 1,000 people have been evacuated from Oak Crest Drive across Carter Avenue to East Mira Monte Avenue, continuing down Mountain Trail Avenue, across Grandview Avenue to Santa Anita Avenue. Hikers, campers, and a wedding party were evacuated from Sturdevant’s Camp campground and taken to the Chantry Flats Ranger Station about a mile from the fire.
Fuels: Heavy brush, chaparral, and light timber.
Fire Behavior: Slow to moderate rate of spread. Fire is terrain-driven, burning uphill into the Angeles National Forest (San Gabriel Mtns).
April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment | Topic: California
