http://westinstenv.org/firetrack W.I.S.E. Fire Tracking Site Thu, 15 May 2008 22:57:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/05/15/honey-bee-wfu-fire/ Location: Palm Bay, Brevard Co., FL Date of Origin: 05/11/08 Cause: Arson Osage Fire (Malabar): 3,708 acres Madden Fire (Palm Bay): 1,185 acres Jupiter Fire (Palm Bay): 190 acres Lowry Fire (Southeast Brevard County): 5,300 acres Situation as of 05/14/08 Total acreage: 10,300 Personnel: 300 Containment: 40% An estimated nine fires set. 162 homes reported burned. Suspected arsonist arrested. All Brevard ... http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/05/14/brevard-fires/ Location: 20 miles E of Tucson, Pima Co. AZ Specific location: Aqua Caliente Hill (Aqua Caliente Hill to Reddington Road) Date of Origin: 05/12/08 Cause: prescribed fire Current Situation Total Personnel: 80 Size: 11,000 acres (intended at ignition) Containment: 100% (intended at ignition) http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/05/13/agua-caliente-prescribed-fire/ 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 05/15/08 Total Personnel: 668 Size: 340 acres Percent Contained: 25% Fuels Involved: Brush with dry grass understory. ... http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/05/13/bighorn-fire/ 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 ... http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/05/13/ralston2-fire/ Location: 32 miles northwest of Pueblo, Fremont Co., CO Specific Location: 15 miles west of Canon City, near the Iron Mountain Fire (2002). Date of Origin: 05/12/03 Cause: Human, under investigation Situation as of 05/14/08 Total personnel: 110 Size: 200 acres Percent Contained: 10% *************** Situation as of 05/13/08 Total personnel: ??? Size: 200 acres Percent Contained: 0% The agencies working the fire ... http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/05/13/ferguson-fire/ Location: Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, south of Alpine, Gila Co., AZ Specific Location: East Eagle Creek, Clifton RD Date of Origin: 04/22/2008 at 180 hrs. Cause: Human -- ember From Citty Prescription fire set by USFS Current Situation: 100% contained 5/1/08 Former situation Total Personnel: 70 Size: 3,800 acres Percent Contained: 100% Fuels: ponderosa pine, pinyon pine, juniper Summary: The Eagle ... http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/05/12/eagle-fire/ Location: 12 miles southeast of Tusayan, Kaibab NF, Coconino Co. AZ Date of Origin: 05/06/2008 at 1430 hrs. Cause: Lightning Situation as of 05/14/08 Total Personnel: 5 Size: 900 acres Percent Contained: 65% InciWeb quote: Fire managers are pleased with the results of this wildland fire use event and the resource objectives that were met. The resource ... http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/05/12/22-wfu-fire/ Location: 20 miles east of Sells, Pima Co., AZ Specific Location: Tohono O'odham Nation, Arizona State Trust Land, and BLM Baboquivari Wilderness Area north of Baboquivari Peak. Date of Origin: 05/09/2008 at 0639 hrs. Cause: Human Situation 05/15/08 Total Personnel 68 Size 2,545 acres Percent Contained 95% Estimated Containment Date 05/15/2008 at hrs. Management responsibility for the Solano ... http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/05/12/solano-fire/ Location: 17 miles east of Carson City, Lyon Co., NV Specific location: near the junction of Como Mine Road and Dayton Valley Road in the Pinenut Mountains Date of Origin: 05/08/2008 at 1455 hrs. Cause: an excavator that knocked out a power pole. Current Situation Total Personnel: 225 Size: 367 acres Containment: 20 % Fuels Involved: Pinion and ... http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/05/09/como-fire/ 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. *************** Current Situation 05/08/08 Total Personnel: ~250 Size: 2,000 acres Percent Contained: 55% Summary: from the Red Bluff ... http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/05/08/colyear-fire/ Location: Pecos Co., TX Specific location: 30 miles SE of Fort Stockton off Hwy 285. Date of Origin: 04/30/2008 at 1732 hrs Cause: Downed power line Situation as of 05/06/08 Total Personnel: Not available Size: 98,200 acres Percent Contained: 90% Estimated Containment Date: 05/06/2008 at 1800 hrs *************** Current Situation 05/03/08 Total Personnel: 62 Size: 96,700 acres Percent Contained: 30% Fuels Involved: 2.5 feet ... http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/05/03/the-huckabee-fire/ Location: 3 miles southeast of Mescalero, Otero Co., NM Date of Origin: 05/01/08 11:15 AM Situation as of 05/14/08 Total Personnel: 140 Size: 3,860 acres Percent contained: 100 % 05/14/08 *************** Situation as of 05/09/08 Total Personnel: 321 (reported Thurs. by AP) Size: 3,860 acres Percent contained: 80 % The Southwest Area Type 1 Incident Management Team will transition to a ... http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/05/02/south-tularosa-fire/ Location: northeast side of Washoe Valley 15 miles south of Reno Date of Origin: 04/29/2008 PM Cause: powerline downed Tuesday afternoon by fierce winds Situation as of 04/30/08 Total Personnel: 250 Size: 962 acres Percent contained: 75 % Full containment was expected by nightfall. Summary: Though conditions remained breezy Wednesday, the wind was tame compared to the 70 ... http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/04/30/skinner-fire-east-lake-fire/ 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 ... http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/04/30/apache-fire/