[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Update (9/06/12-6:20AM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
9/06/2012	0620	CA-SHF Stafford Fire. Overnight the fire behavior was greatly reduced with low rates of spread and limited torching. Fire behavior was predominately a surface fire with flame lengths less than 4 feet, but rolling material and short range spotting continued to hamper containment efforts.A Type II Incident Management Team (NORCAL1-Whitcome) has been committed.
9/06/2012	0620	CA-SHF Bagley Fire. 45,298 acres. 67% contained. Fuels continue to burn out around the perimeter of the fire.
9/06/2012	0620	CA-NOD Likely Fire. 500 acres. 0% contained. Recreationists are being evacuated from West Valley Reservoir. a rapid rate of spread with spotting was observed fire behavior. The fire is within one mile of the community of Likely.
9/06/2012	0620	CA-MNF North Pass Fire. 41,983 acres. 68% contained. Crews continue to make progress as excess resources are demobed or reassigned to new incidents.
9/06/2012	0620	CA-LNU Sixteen Complex Fire. 3,500 acres. 10% contained. Resources were relocated to the Rancheria. Indirect dozer line is complete on flanks while crews continue to construct lines. An Advisory Evacuation Warning is in effect for the Cortina Rancheria area.
9/06/2012	0620	CA-KNF Fort Complex Fire. 23,276 acres. 37% contained. On the southern and eastern perimeters, fire continues to smolder and creep through continuous fuels, with interior islands continuing to burn out.

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

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