Monday, August 4, 2014

[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (8/04/14-7PM)



Date

Time

News and Notes

08/04/2014

1900

French, CA-SNF-001619 Rock Creek Campground, Madera County

Location: Rock Creek Camp Ground- Madera County

FRA

Central Sierra (Cooper's) Type 2 IMT team in command

13,267 acres, 40% contained. 

Structure protection will remains in place in the

Hogue Ranch, Kinsman Flat and Arnold Meadows area.

San Joaquin Air Pollution Control District has installed

air quality monitoring devices at Prather and Shaver Lake.

Incident priority is to continue to check the spread to the North near the

Mammoth Pool Reservoir. The fires northwesterly spread is

still a concern.

 

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)

770 acres, 61% contained.

Fire is being suppressed by constructing handline using

MIST tactics when appropriate and natural barriers where available.

There is a chance of thunderstorms that may produce rain.

A Yosemite National Park Type 3 organization shadowed CIIMT 5 today, and

will transfer command tomorrow.

 

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

Location: Near Highway 140 and community of El Portal, CA

FRA

CIIMT 5 (Joseph) remains in command.

4,689 Acres, 100% contained.

The El Portal Fire was fully contained today. 

Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering on the

Northern part of the fire and well interior.

Fire Suppression Repair operations have been implemented.

Of the total current acreage, 3597 acres are U.S. Forest Service

DPA and 1092 acres are National Parks Service DPA.

A Stanislaus N.F. Type 3 organization shadowed CIIMT 5 today, and

will transfer command tomorrow.

08/04/2014

0700

French, CA-SNF-001619 Rock Creek Campground, Madera County

Location: Rock Creek Camp Ground- Madera County

FRA

Central Sierra (Cooper's) Type 2 IMT team in command

13,267 acres, 30% Contained. 

Structure protection will remains in place in the Hogue Ranch,

Kinsman Flat and Arnold Meadows area.

San Joaquin Air Pollution Control District has installed air quality
Monitoring devices at Prather and Shaver Lake.
Incident priority is to check the spread to the North near the Mammoth
Pool Reservoir. The fires northwesterly spread is still a concern.
Commitment of Forest Service air and ground resources.

 

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

Location: Near Highway 140 and community of El Portal, CA

FRA

CIIMT 5 (Joseph) remains in command.

4,689 Acres, 96% contained.

Creeping and smoldering on the Northern part of the fire and well into interior.

A significant demobilization continues of excess resources.

Of the total current acreage, 3597 acres are U.S. Forest Service
DPA and 1092 acres are National Parks Service DPA. A Stanislaus N.F.
Type 3 organization (El Portal) and a Yosemite National Park Type 3
organization (Dark Hole) will begin shadowing CIIMT 5 tomorrow for a
Transfer of Command on Tuesday 8/5.

 

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)

770 acres, 61% contained.

Creeping and smoldering due to the incident receiving light precipitation.

Continue hazard tree reduction and trail improvement.

A Yosemite National Park Type 3 organization will begin to shadow

CIIMT 5 tomorrow in preparation for Transfer of Command 8/5.

08/03/2014

1800

French, CA-SNF-001619 Rock Creek Campground, Madera County

Location: Rock Creek Camp Ground- Madera County

FRA

Central Sierra (Cooper's) Type 2 IMT team in command

12,827 acres, 30% Contained. 

 

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

Location: Near Highway 140 and community of El Portal, CA

FRA

CIIMT 5 (Joseph) remains in command.

4,689 Acres, 96% contained.

Of the total current acreage, 3597 acres are U.S. Forest Service

DPA and 1092 acres are National Parks Service DPA. A

Stanislaus N.F. Type 3 organization (El Portal) and a Yosemite National

Park Type 3 organization (Dark Hole) will begin shadowing CIIMT 5

tomorrow for a Transfer of Command on Tuesday 8/5.

 

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)

770 acres, 61% contained.

A Yosemite National Park Type 3 organization will begin to shadow

CIIMT 5 tomorrow in preparation for Transfer of Command 8/5.

 

08/03/2014

1800

Flash Flooding in the Community of Oak Glen, San Bernardino County has stranded approximately 1,500 residents.

08/03/2014

1500

So-Cal incident management team 2 (Type 2 IMT) is being activated and pre-positioned

to the Sacramento area.

08/03/2014

1200

Effective 1200 hours today, the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC)

has elevated to a preparedness level 4 from a level 3.

08/03/2014

0730

French, CA-SNF-001619 Rock Creek Campground, Madera County

Location: Rock Creek Camp Ground- Madera County

FRA

Central Sierra (Cooper's) Type 2 IMT team in command

12,877 acres, 20% Contained.

Fire activity continued through the night with ground fire and some torching.

Residences in the Arnold Meadows and Kinsman Flat home tract remain evacuated.

Structure protection will remains in place in the Hogue Ranch, Kinsman Flat and Arnold Meadows area.

 

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

Location: Near Highway 140 and community of El Portal,

FRA

CIIMT 5 (Joseph) Type 1 IMT team in command.

4,689 Acres, 89% contained.

A spike camp was opened in Drew Meadows. 

A significant demobilization of excess resources is in progress.

 

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) Type 1 IMT team in command.

770 acres, 61% contained.

A chance of thunderstorms over the Dark Fire has been predicted today.

 

08/02/2014

0900

French, CA-SNF-001619 Rock Creek Campground, Madera County

Location: Rock Creek Camp Ground- Madera County

FRA

11466 acres, 15% Contained

Central Sierra (Cooper's) Type 2 IMT team in command.

 

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

Location: Near Highway 140 and community of El Portal,

FRA

4689, 78% contained.

CIIMT 5 (Joseph) Type 1 IMT team in command.

 

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

727 acres, 61% contained.

CIIMT 5 (Joseph) Type 1 IMT team in command.

 

08/01/2014

1845

French, CA-SNF-001619 Rock Creek Campground, Madera County

Location: Rock Creek Camp Ground- Madera County

FRA

8,207 acres, 15% Contained

Central Sierra (Cooper's) Type 2 IMT team in command.

 

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

Location: Near Highway 140 and community of El Portal,

FRA

4,518 Acres, 78% contained.

CIIMT 5 (Joseph).

Of the total current acreage, 3542 acres are U.S. Forest Service DPA and 985 acres

are National Parks Service DPA.

The repopulation in the community of Foresta has been completed.  The electrical

power has been restored in the community of Foresta today. The perimeter firing

operation on the north side of the fire was completed.

Release of excess Type 1 and Type 2 Helicopters will begin at approximately 1800 hours, 8/1.             

The release of excess Type 1 IHC's will begin tomorrow in the A.M., 8/2.  

 

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

727 acres, 61% contained.

CIIMT 5 (Joseph)

Yosemite Creek campground and Yosemite Creek Trail remains closed.

08/01/2014

0800

French, CA-SNF-001619 Rock Creek Campground, Madera County

Location: Rock Creek Camp Ground- Madera County

FRA

8,207 acres, 15% Contained

Central Sierra (Cooper's) Type 2 IMT team in command

 

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

Location: Near Highway 140 and community of El Portal,

FRA

4,198 Acres, 58% contained.

CIIMT 5 (Joseph).

 

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

725 acres, 39% contained.

CIIMT 5 (Joseph)

Yosemite Creek campground remains closed.

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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