[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (9/05/10-6:30PM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
09/05	1830	Canal Fire on CA-TUU started about 1534 hours and is contained at approximately 35 to 40 acres.
09/05	1830	Gilman Fire started about 1600 hours today and at 1830 hours is contained by roads at approximately 75 acres.
09/05	1830	Sheep Fire is at 3,915 acres and continues to actively back down to the west toward Lightning Creek.  Rattlesnake Creek trail is closed within Kings Canyon National Park. There is also an area closure in the Hume Lake Ranger District.  A temporary Flight Restriction in the area of the Sheep fire is in effect.
09/05	1830	Pinecrest Fire has burned 301 acres.  The fire is progressing slowly with occasional torching.
09/05	1830	Cowboy Fire is 90% contained at 827 acres. Demob is in process. One division still has problems.  Multiple sleeper fires are being discovered in the steep rocky terrain.
09/05	1830	Clinton Fire is 100% contained at 65 acres.
09/05	0800	Cowboy Fire is 84% contained at 827 acres. The fire, which did not spread overnight, is burning in steep, rocky terrain with difficult access.  It is burning in areas that have not burned in 70 years. Some areas have no fire history in the last 105 years. Some of the fuel is 20' high.
09/05	0800	Pinecrest Fire, a lightning fire located 5 miles NW of the community of Pinecrest has burned 296 acres. It is being managed as a Monitor/Confine/Contain wildfire.
09/04	1800	Cowboy Fire, San Diego County,  827acres 82% contained, Light IA within GACC
09/04	0800	Cowboy Fire, San Diego County,  827acres 65% contained Fire was not active during night operations
09/03	1730	Palmer Fire Largest of 3 fires in Banning area along the railroad tracks, 40 acres. All fires 100% contained.
09/03	1730	Cowboy Fire now 827 acres 40% containment.
09/03	0800	Cowboy Fire 719 acres, 15% contained 78°, RH 42%, winds Westerly w/gusts to 15
09/02	1800	Cowboy Fire  CA-MVU-13073 Southwest of the community of Lake Morena SRA 200 acres, 10% contained  Moderate rate of spread, Heavy Brush 92°, RH 26%, winds W@7 w/ gusts to 15 Fire burning between Potrero & Campo In a SE direction with a local NW wind. No threat to power lines or structures Difficult access to incident
09/02	0800	Clinton Fire Santa Rosa Plateau, Riverside County 65 acres medium to heavy brush 75% contained Ground resources continue Mop up & patrol
09/01	0800	Moderate to severe drought conditions, hot weather and lower fuel moisture have prompted the San Bernardino National Forest to increase fire restrictions on Thursday, September 2  http://www.fs.usda.gov/sbnf
08/30	1930	Light initial attack activity today.  New incident, Minto Fire, Minto Way x Sage Road in Hemet.  100% contained 125 ac.
08/29	0800	No significant activity to report.  Cloud cover over most of Socal & Inland valleys,  should burn off quickly
08/28	1800	Post Fire 1,312 ac 100% SOCAL Team 4(Opliger) will transition incident back to the unit. Keys Fire 110 ac 100% contained.
08/28	0800	AA-15,HT-716, HT-746, H609 & 517 committed to North Ops
8/28	0800	Keys Inc.120 acres 85% contained Post Inc. 1312 acres 90% contained

Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm

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