[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Update (08/05/11-8:30AM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
08/05/2011	0830	Today marks 3 years since one of the worst wildland firefighting tragedies occurred in our GACC - the "Iron 44" helicopter crash. On August 5, 2008, a helicopter crash on the Buckhorn Fire, Shasta-Trinity NF claimed the lives of 9 firefighters: Greyback crewmembers Shawn Blazer, Scott Charleson, Matthew Hammer, Edrik Gomez, Bryan Rich, Stephen Renno, and David Steele, pilot Roark Schwanenberg, and USFS pilot inspector Jim Ramage. For more information, visit http://www.wlfalwaysremember.org/incident-lists/202-iron-44.html
08/05/2011	0820	On August 5, 1949, a wildfire in Mann Gulch, Helena NF (MT) killed 12 Missoula Smokejumpers and 1 Fire Guard when the fire ran up a SW slope. The tragedy led to the study of fire behavior and the creation of wildland fire research centers in MT and CA. For more information, visit http://www.wlfalwaysremember.org/incident-lists/230-mann-gulch.html
08/05/2011	0805	CA-MEU Pass Incident 644 acres, 45% contained. Unified command with MNF.
08/05/2011	0800	CA-LNU Sites Incident 55 acres, 100% contained.

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

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