Monday, July 28, 2014

[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (7/28/14-12:30PM)



Date

Time

News and Notes

07/28/2014

1230

French, CA-SNF-1619- Madera County
Location: Rock Creek Camp Ground- Madera County

Jurisdiction: FRA

100 acres, 0% Contained

Cooper's Type 2 IMT team will be in briefed tonight at 1600.

Evacuations still in place at Rock Creek and Fish Creek Campgrounds

Fire is in inaccessible terrain causing suppression challenges.

07/28/2014

1200

The Southern California GACC has raised to Preparedness Level 3.

07/28/201

0920

French, CA-SNF-1619- Madera County -NEW

Location: Rock Creek Camp Ground- Madera County

Jurisdiction: FRA

Start Date/Time: 07/28/14 @ 0545

25-30 acres, 0% Contained.

Rapid Rate of Spread.

No Structure Threat.

Evacuations in Rock Creek and Fish Creek Campgrounds.

07/28/2014

0910

El Portal Fire, CA-YNP-0083 Yosemite National Park, Mariposa Co.

Location: Near Highway 140 and community of El Portal,

FRA

CIIMT 5 (Joseph).

2,600 Acres, 5% contained.

Active fire behavior at higher elevations due to poor humidity.

Continued evacuations of communities of El Portal and Foresta.

Continued closure of Big Oak Flat Road.

Merced Grove of Giant Sequoias within Yosemite National Park is threatened.

Heavy dependence on Type 1 Hand Crews and aviation assets due to steep and remote terrain.

 

Dark Hole Fire, CA-YNP-0057, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa Co.

Location Yosemite Creek south of Tioga Rd, 1.5 miles south of Yosemite Creek CG

FRA

CIIMT 5 (Joseph)

585 acres, 5% contained

Decrease in acreage due to more accurate mapping.

Yosemite Creek Trail and Yosemite Creek Campgrounds are closed.

 

Kelley Fire, CA-MMU-013131, Stevenson, Merced County

Location: River Rd. X Kelley Rd, Stevenson CA

LRA

Type 3 IC (Felix)

1,100 acres, 65% contained.

Fire burning in light willow and woodland in riverbed and surrounding areas.

Current potential threat to Hatfield State Park, local agricultural, and several gun clubs.

Potential threat to local agricultural, State park and Private owned gun clubs.

Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/news.php


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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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