[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Update (8/05/12-9AM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
08/05/2012	0842	CA-PNF Chips Fire. 9,231 acres, 0% contained. Relate critical resources needs identified above to the Incident Action Plan. Threatened critical infrastructure including the Red Hill Communications site which services critical communications for various emergency services and related agencies continues to be threatened; fuels treatment around this key comm site is limited ? critical resources identified in block 28 are necessary to complete planned containment lines as well as prepping and protecting the infrastructure. Private timber plantations and stands of timber are currently or soon will be impacted. Other concerns continue to include the snag loading (50-100 per acre) in and near the fire perimeter; the large dead and down logs and debris, combined with very difficult access (road and foot travel) for resources reduces the ability of taking direct action on flanks.
08/05/2012	0651	CA-KNF Dillon Fire. 330 acres, 80% contained.
08/05/2012	0617	August 5, 2008 – Buckhorn Fire (Iron 44) Today marks 4 years since one of the worst wildland firefighting tragedies occurred in our Geographic Area - 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: Grayback 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
08/05/2012	0617	August 5, 1949 – Mann Gulch Fire 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 .

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

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