[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Update (9/03/13-6PM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
09/03/2013	1800	CA-SRF Corral Complex: 12,272 acres, 54% contained. Expected containment 9/10/2013. Pincha-Tulley CA IIMT-3/Mendes, Unified Command. The fire was smoldering and creeping with rolling material still a concern. The fire was most active in the southern portion. Open flame observed from heavy dead logs within the interior. Relative humidity remains low enough for the fire to remain active, but too high for burning operations to create a clean burn. Warming and drying trends are expected to increase which may cause fire activity to increase. Indirect line construction has been concluded. Operations will begin scaling back in the Denny area to include the closing of the Denny Spike Camp 9/4/13. Work has begun on the Rehab plan. CA-KNF Forks Complex: 35,892 acres, 45% contained. Expected containment 9/15/2013. IMT2 Johnson, NORCAL 2.Smoke levels have significantly diminished. Fire behavior is expected to remain minimal due to increased fine fuel moistures due to cloud cover and higher humidity. ERC values remain near or below the 50th percentile. Demob will continue as resources time out.
09/03/2013	0715	Effective September 2, 2013 the National Prepardness Level moved to PL 3.
09/03/2013	0630	CA-SRF Corral Complex: 11,924 acres, 49% contained. Expected containment 09/15/2013. Pincha-Tulley CA IIMT-3/Mendes, Unified Command. The fire was smoldering and creeping with rolling material still a concern. The fire was most active in the southern portion. Open flame observed from heavy dead logs within the interior. Due to inaccessible steep terrain, fixed wing aircraft will be used to drop clean water on the inaccessible fire line in the wilderness area. This affords an extra margin of safety and reduces risk to firefighters and helicopters. Additional contingency plans are still in place however the opportunity for direct line construction will be taken in appropriate areas. CA-KNF Forks Complex: 35,892 acres, 45% contained. Expected containment 09/15/2013. NORCAL 2, IMT2 Johnson.Smoldering and creeping in isolated pockets of fuel accumulations. Interior fire activity consists of low intensity surface fires that are burning through available fuels well inside containment areas. In Branch I, resources will continue to secure, patrol and monitor fire behavior. Mop up to an optimal 300 feet will continue. Along the Salmon River corridor resources will patrol and mop up in areas they can safely access. Crews will continue to locate and contain hotspots in Nordheimer Creek. Suppression repair operations will be ongoing.

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

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