RE: [californiadisasters] Re: Wildland Fire-BTU-CA-Panther

kim do you know how many air tankers we have here for california ? seems resources are getting or will be really thin soon

6 air tankers are coming in from victorville now for the springs fire in ventura

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To: californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com
From: kimnoyes@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 15:38:14 -0700
Subject: [californiadisasters] Re: Wildland Fire-BTU-CA-Panther

 

This fire is blowing up.... visible from orbit: http://sat.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite/loopsat.php?wfo=sto&area=west&type=vis&size=1

Here is the Hotlist thread for this: http://wlfhotlist.com/threads/33616-CA-BTU-Panther

On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com> wrote:

Panther Fire Incident Information:
Last Updated:	May 2, 2013 3:30 am
Date/Time Started:	May 1, 2013 9:12 am
Administrative Unit:	CAL FIRE Butte Unit
County:	Tehama County
Location:	140K3 Line, North of Butte Meadows
Acres Burned:	7,000 acres
Containment	7,000 acres and 10% containment
Engines:	27 engines
Fire crews:	497 Firefighters
Dozers:	8 Dozers
Water tenders:	5 Water Tenders
Conditions:	Conditions are windy and dry. Burning in timber and timber slash. Moderate to rapid rate of spread in steep terrain. Fire is in the Mill Creek and Deer Creek drainages. There is no imminent structure or infrastructure threat. Fire is being driven by gusty down-canyon winds. Fire activities will not impact planned activities at the fairgrounds this weekend.Fire is actively burning in the Ishi Wilderness Area.

Source: http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=776

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