Please Note: Press Conference will be held at base camp in Palmdade at 4:00 p.m. each day to provide a Fire Update.
Fire was able to come into alignment with slope, winds, low RH and critically dry fuels making extreme head runs on all open divisions with long range spotting and very active backing and flanking fire. Fire spotted and became well developed north of Lake Hughes Road.
Basic Information
Incident Type | Wildfire |
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Cause | Under Investigation |
Date of Origin | Thursday May 30th, 2013 approx. 03:30 PM |
Location | Northwest of Green Valley |
Incident Commander | Norm Walker, Type 2 Team |
Current Situation
Total Personnel | 975 |
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Size | 25,000 acres |
Percent Contained | 20% |
Estimated Containment Date | Monday June 10th, 2013 approx. 12:00 AM |
Fuels Involved | heavy old brush and chapperal |
Fire Behavior | Rapid rates of spread with a high resistance to control efforts. Fire Exhibited moderate to long range spotting in receptive fuels and winds from the NE. Burned actively throughout the night with poor humidity recovery. |
Significant Events | * Please Note a media press conference will be held 4:00 p.m.daily at base camp to provide an update.(until further notice) Fire was able to come into alignment with slope, winds, low RH and critically dry fuels making extreme head runs on all open divisions with long range spotting and very active backing and flanking fire. Fire exhibited extreme rates of spread and became established accross the aqueduct and Lancaster road. The rapid and unpredicitable fire has made evacuations difficult. Evacuation order is in place for large portions of fire area. Power lines and the communities of Green Valley, Lake Hughes, Elizabeth Lake. Critical watershed and T&E species continued to be impacted. Hikers on the PCT are being rerouted to the desert.
The communities of Lake Hughes is under mandatory evacuations and Elisabeth Lake is under a voluntary evacuation order from the Sheriffs. 1000 + structures threatened.
Evacuations remain in place along Lake Hughes Road including two youth probation camps and Cottonwood campground. Lake Hughes Road has been closed from Cottonwood campground on the North to Lake Castaic on the South. Check with Palmdale Sheriffs Dept. for more detaled information regarding any evacuations at (661) 272-2400. San Fransciquito Canyon Road remains under a hard closure. Bouquet Canyon Road is under a soft closure open to residence only. Elisabeth Lake Road is under a soft closure open to residence only. A Red Cross evacuation center is located at Marie Kerr Park, 39700 30th St. W. Palmdale, 93551 for residence. Red Cross will identify any new animal evacuation centers. Small animals Lancaster Animal Shelter, 5210 W Avenue I, Lancaster, CA 93536 or Castaic Animal Shelter, 31044, Charlie Canyon Rd, Castaic, CA 913536. Red Cross Phone (310)445-9900 Dozers: 7 Engines: 93 Helicopters: 8 Air Tankers: 8 including DC10 Water Tenders: 12 |
Outlook
Planned Actions | A Type 2 Incident Management Team is currently managing the Fire. A Type 1 Incident Management Team is scheduled to take command of the fire at 6:00 p.m. June 3, 2013 |
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Growth Potential | High |
Terrain Difficulty | High - Rugged and Steep |
Remarks | This wildfire is burning in steep rugged terrain. Powerlines are located within the vicinity. |
Current Weather
Wind Conditions | 15-25 G40 mph SW |
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Temperature | near 95 degrees |
Humidity | 6-10% |
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