Date | Time | News and Notes |
| 06/02 | 0830 |
Branch, Vegetation Fire, CA-LPF-001535 San Luis Obispo County,
5 miles Southwest of Branch Mountain Peak just south of Sulphur Spring FRA Start Date: 6/01/13 @ 1801 hours 350 acres, 0% contained High Tension power lines are 5 miles away
Powerhouse Vegetation Fire CA-ANF-002297 North West of Green Valley Los Angeles Co. Fire is in Unified Command (USFS Angeles National Forest, SOCAL T/2 IMT#1 (Walker) and Los Angeles County Fire), CALFIRE effective today @0600 and SOCAL T/1 IMT#5 (Carlton Joseph) is being mobilized to the fire with an in brief scheduled for 18:00 hrs 06-02-2013
Fire has burned 19,500 acres, 20% contained Fire is threatening 1000+ structures including homes, businesses, commercial property and out buildings. Fire continues to be pushed towards 500kv power transmission lines and other distribution lines. Communities of Hughes Lakes, Elizabeth Lakes are being impacted.
Fire North of Elizabeth Lake in the area of Myrick Canyon could jump the Aqueduct.
Critical watershed and T&E species continued to be impacted. Hikers on the PCT are being rerouted into the desert. Green Valley, Cottonwood Campground and a youth probation camp all remain threatened. Long range spotting and high intensity head fire runs through developed sites caused damage.
Damage assessment teams will begin to assess the communities of Hughes Lake and Elizabeth lake. SRA lands North of Elizabeth Lake are threatened. Longer range planning and indirect lines will be implemented today with the continued use of the VLAT and other aerial assets. Evacuations will continue and law enforcement will provide road blocks and security for the fire area. |
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